How To Install psst on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psst on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is psst
psst is:
Power Stress and Shaping Tool (PSST) is a controlled power tool for Intel SoC components such as CPU and GPU. PSST enables very fine control of stress function without its own process overhead
There are three methods to install psst 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 psst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install psst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psst
Install psst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psst
Install psst 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 psst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psst
How To Uninstall psst on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the psst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psst
Uninstall psst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psst
Remove psst Configurations and Data
To remove psst configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psst
Remove psst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psst
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psst package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
