How To Install py-cpuinfo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo on Debian 12.
What is py-cpuinfo
py-cpuinfo is:
The py-cpuinfo Python module provides pure Python tools for getting CPU infos, without any need of dependencies or extra programs beyond what the OS provides.
This package installs the command line tool for getting CPU info based on the py-cpuinfo Python module.
There are three methods to install py-cpuinfo 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 py-cpuinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install py-cpuinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install py-cpuinfo
Install py-cpuinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install py-cpuinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install py-cpuinfo
Install py-cpuinfo 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 py-cpuinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install py-cpuinfo
How To Uninstall py-cpuinfo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the py-cpuinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove py-cpuinfo
Uninstall py-cpuinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall py-cpuinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove py-cpuinfo
Remove py-cpuinfo Configurations and Data
To remove py-cpuinfo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge py-cpuinfo
Remove py-cpuinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove py-cpuinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge py-cpuinfo
Dependencies
py-cpuinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
