How To Install cpuid on Ubuntu 21.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpuid on Ubuntu 21.04.
What is cpuid
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 ways to install cpuid on Ubuntu 21.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 21.04
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 Ubuntu 21.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpuid
Remove cpuid Configurations and Data
To remove cpuid configuration and data from Ubuntu 21.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpuid using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.