How To Install cpufreqd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufreqd on Kali Linux. cpufreqd is fully configurable daemon for dynamic frequency and voltage scaling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufreqd on Kali Linux.

What is cpufreqd

cpufreqd is:

cpufreqd is meant to be a replacement of the speedstep applet you can find on some other OS, it monitors the system status and selects the most appropriate CPU level. It is fully configurable and easily extensible through the many available plug-ins (more to come). Despite its name it can be used to control also the NForce2-Atxp1 voltage regulator and the core and memory clock for NVidia cards (see README.Debian).

You need a CPUFreq driver and either APM, ACPI (a recent version) or PMU enabled in your kernel in order for this daemon to work.

There are three methods to install cpufreqd 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 cpufreqd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpufreqd

Install cpufreqd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpufreqd

Install cpufreqd 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 cpufreqd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpufreqd

How To Uninstall cpufreqd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cpufreqd

Uninstall cpufreqd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpufreqd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpufreqd

Remove cpufreqd Configurations and Data

To remove cpufreqd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpufreqd

Remove cpufreqd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpufreqd

Dependencies

cpufreqd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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