How To Install libcpufreq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpufreq-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libcpufreq-dev
libcpufreq-dev is:
This package provides everything that is needed for developing own programs using libcpufreq.
There are three methods to install libcpufreq-dev
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcpufreq-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpufreq-dev
Install libcpufreq-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpufreq-dev
Install libcpufreq-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpufreq-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpufreq-dev
How To Uninstall libcpufreq-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libcpufreq-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpufreq-dev
Uninstall libcpufreq-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpufreq-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpufreq-dev
Remove libcpufreq-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcpufreq-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpufreq-dev
Remove libcpufreq-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpufreq-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpufreq-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpufreq-dev
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.