How To Install py-cpuinfo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is py-cpuinfo
py-cpuinfo is:
py-cpuinfo provides a simple way to get CPU infos from the command line.
There are three methods to install py-cpuinfo on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install py-cpuinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install py-cpuinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install py-cpuinfo
Install py-cpuinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install py-cpuinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install py-cpuinfo
Install py-cpuinfo 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install py-cpuinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install py-cpuinfo
How To Uninstall py-cpuinfo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the py-cpuinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove py-cpuinfo
Uninstall py-cpuinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall py-cpuinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove py-cpuinfo
Remove py-cpuinfo Configurations and Data
To remove py-cpuinfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge py-cpuinfo
Remove py-cpuinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove py-cpuinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge py-cpuinfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
