GDU is a graphical disk usage analyzer for the Linux operating system. It is used to tell how much capacity a disk has, whether it is mounted or not, how much of its capacity is filled by the data, and so on. 

Here at Ibmi Media, as part of our Server Management Services, we regularly help our Customers to perform related Linux system files analyzing Software Installation queries.

In this context, we shall look into how to install GDU disk usage analyzer on a Linux Mint 20 system.

Steps to Install the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer on Linux Mint

In order to Install the GDU disk usage analyzer on a Linux Mint 20 machine, you need to perform the following steps.

1. Perform System update

To begin, we need to perform a system update by running the command shown below:

$ sudo apt update

2. Download the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer

Now, we will download the GDU disk usage analyzer with the help of the following command:

$ curl –L https://github.com/dundee/gdu/releases/latest/download/gdu_linux_amd64.tgz | tar xz

3. Make the Downloaded File Executable

After that, we need to make the downloaded file executable by executing the following command:

$ chmod +x gdu_linux_amd64

4. Move the Downloaded File to the Relevant Directory

Now, we need to move the downloaded executable file to a relevant directory from where we can run it directly. We can do this by executing the command shown below:

$ sudo mv gdu_linux_amd64 /usr/bin/gdu

5. Check the Version of the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer Installed

Now, we can also check the version of this tool by running the following command from our terminal:

$ gdu --version

How to Run a Quick Disk Scan with the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer ?

You can try to test the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer tool by checking all the mounted disks on our system by running the following command:

$ gdu –d

How to Uninstall the GDU Disk Usage Analyzer from Linux Mint 20 ?

We can remove the GDU disk usage analyzer from our system by running the following command:

$ sudo rm –rf /usr/bin/gdu

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