How To Install x86info on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x86info on Kali Linux.

What is x86info

x86info is:

x86info displays diagnostic information about the CPUs fitted to i386 compatible systems. This includes information on the CPU cache configuration, speed and supported features.

Some features require the kernel cpuid driver to be available.

There are three methods to install x86info 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 x86info Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x86info using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x86info

Install x86info Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x86info using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x86info

Install x86info 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 x86info using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x86info

How To Uninstall x86info on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the x86info package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x86info

Uninstall x86info And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x86info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x86info

Remove x86info Configurations and Data

To remove x86info configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x86info

Remove x86info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x86info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x86info

Dependencies

x86info have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpci3

References

• x86info website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x86info package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.