How To Install cpustat on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpustat on Debian 9. cpustat is periodic cpu utilization statistics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpustat on Debian 9.

What is cpustat

cpustat is:

cpustat periodically reports the current CPU utilization of running tasks and can optionally report per CPU and per task utilization statistics at the end of a run. cpustat has been designed and optimized to use a minimal amount of CPU cycles to monitor a system hence it is a light weight alternative to traditional process monitoring tools such as top.

There are three methods to install cpustat on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cpustat Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cpustat using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cpustat

Install cpustat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cpustat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cpustat

Install cpustat Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cpustat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpustat

How To Uninstall cpustat on Debian 9

To uninstall only the cpustat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cpustat

Uninstall cpustat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpustat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpustat

Remove cpustat Configurations and Data

To remove cpustat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpustat

Remove cpustat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cpustat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpustat

Dependencies

cpustat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpustat package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.