How To Install cpu-checker on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker on Debian 10.
What is cpu-checker
cpu-checker is:
There are some CPU features that are filtered or disabled by system BIOSes. This set of tools seeks to help identify when certain features are in this state, based on kernel values, CPU flags and other conditions. Supported feature tests are NX/XD and VMX/SVM.
There are three methods to install cpu-checker on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cpu-checker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cpu-checker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cpu-checker
Install cpu-checker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cpu-checker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cpu-checker
Install cpu-checker 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 cpu-checker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cpu-checker
How To Uninstall cpu-checker on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cpu-checker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cpu-checker
Uninstall cpu-checker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cpu-checker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpu-checker
Remove cpu-checker Configurations and Data
To remove cpu-checker configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cpu-checker
Remove cpu-checker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cpu-checker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpu-checker
Dependencies
cpu-checker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.