How To Install cpustat on Debian 9
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.