How To Install i7z-gui on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i7z-gui on Debian 9.
What is i7z-gui
i7z-gui is:
i7z reports Intel Core i7, i5, i3 CPU information about Turbo Boost, frequencies, multipliers, … and comes top-like display showing per core the current frequency, temperature and times spent in the C0/C1/C3/C6/C7 states.
This package contains the QT gui for i7z.
Note: For sandybridge and ivybridge, it incorrectly adds C7 state values to the C0 state, so it does report things incorrectly; use the console version as its up to date.
There are three methods to install i7z-gui 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 i7z-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i7z-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i7z-gui
Install i7z-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i7z-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i7z-gui
Install i7z-gui 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 i7z-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i7z-gui
How To Uninstall i7z-gui on Debian 9
To uninstall only the i7z-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i7z-gui
Uninstall i7z-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i7z-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i7z-gui
Remove i7z-gui Configurations and Data
To remove i7z-gui configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i7z-gui
Remove i7z-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i7z-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i7z-gui
Dependencies
i7z-gui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i7z-gui package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.