How To Install cpu-checker on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• msr-tools

References

• cpu-checker website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.