How To Install msrtool on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install msrtool on Ubuntu 18.04. msrtool is Dump chipset-specific MSR contents

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install msrtool on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is msrtool

msrtool is:

The msrtool utility can dump MSR (model-specific register) contents, which is useful for debugging and development.

The tool currently supports the following CPUs/chipsets:

  • Intel Pentium III
  • Intel Pentium IIV
  • Intel Core
  • Intel Core 2
  • Intel Nehalem
  • Intel Atom
  • AMD Geode GX2
  • AMD Geode LX
  • AMD Geode CS5536
  • AMD K8

It has been developed for the coreboot project (see http://coreboot.org for details on coreboot), but may also be useful for other purposes.

There are three methods to install msrtool on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install msrtool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install msrtool

Install msrtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install msrtool

Install msrtool 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 msrtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install msrtool

How To Uninstall msrtool on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove msrtool

Uninstall msrtool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall msrtool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove msrtool

Remove msrtool Configurations and Data

To remove msrtool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge msrtool

Remove msrtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge msrtool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install msrtool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.