How To Install python3-cpuinfo on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpuinfo on Debian 11.
What is python3-cpuinfo
python3-cpuinfo is:
The cpuinfo Python module provides pure Python tools for getting CPU infos.
py-cpuinfo works without any extra programs or libraries beyond what the OS provides. For instance - on Linux based systems - python-cpuinfo retrieves information from various sources, including but not restricted to: /proc/cpuinfo, dmesg, lscpu, device-tree ibm features flags, etc.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-cpuinfo on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-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 python3-cpuinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cpuinfo
Install python3-cpuinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cpuinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cpuinfo
Install python3-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 python3-cpuinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cpuinfo
How To Uninstall python3-cpuinfo on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-cpuinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cpuinfo
Uninstall python3-cpuinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cpuinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cpuinfo
Remove python3-cpuinfo Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cpuinfo configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cpuinfo
Remove python3-cpuinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cpuinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cpuinfo
Dependencies
python3-cpuinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpuinfo package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.