How To Install py-cpuinfo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo on Kali Linux. py-cpuinfo is Python script for getting CPU info

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install py-cpuinfo on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.