How To Install python3-cpuinfo on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpuinfo on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 python3-cpuinfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cpuinfo

How To Uninstall python3-cpuinfo on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• python3

References

• python3-cpuinfo website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cpuinfo package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.