How To Install libcpuid-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpuid-dev on Debian 12.
What is libcpuid-dev
libcpuid-dev is:
libcpuid is a small C library for x86 CPU detection and feature extraction. Using it, you can:
- get the processor vendor, model, brand string, code name,
- get information about CPU features such as: number of cores or logical
CPUs, cache sizes, CPU clock,
- check if the processor implements a specific instruction set such as
the SSE2, 3DNow!,
- execute the CPUID and RDTSC instructions (portably!)
This package ships the libcpuid development headers.
There are three methods to install libcpuid-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libcpuid-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 libcpuid-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcpuid-dev
Install libcpuid-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpuid-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcpuid-dev
Install libcpuid-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libcpuid-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcpuid-dev
How To Uninstall libcpuid-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libcpuid-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcpuid-dev
Uninstall libcpuid-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcpuid-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcpuid-dev
Remove libcpuid-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libcpuid-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcpuid-dev
Remove libcpuid-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcpuid-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcpuid-dev
Dependencies
libcpuid-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcpuid-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
