How To Install cpuid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpuid on Kali Linux. cpuid is tool to dump x86 CPUID information about the CPU(s)

Introduction

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

What is cpuid

cpuid is:

cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s). It supports Intel, AMD, and VIA CPUs, as well as older Transmeta, Cyrix, UMC, NexGen, Rise, and SiS CPUs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpuid

Install cpuid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpuid

Install cpuid 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 cpuid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpuid

How To Uninstall cpuid on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cpuid

Uninstall cpuid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpuid

Remove cpuid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cpuid

Remove cpuid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpuid

Dependencies

cpuid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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