How To Install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is cpu-checker
cpu-checker is:
There are some CPU features that are filtered or disabled by system BIOSes. This set of tools seeks to help identify when certain features are in this state, based on kernel values, CPU flags and other conditions. Supported feature tests are NX/XD and VMX/SVM.
There are three methods to install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cpu-checker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cpu-checker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cpu-checker
Install cpu-checker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cpu-checker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cpu-checker
Install cpu-checker 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 cpu-checker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cpu-checker
How To Uninstall cpu-checker on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the cpu-checker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cpu-checker
Uninstall cpu-checker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cpu-checker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpu-checker
Remove cpu-checker Configurations and Data
To remove cpu-checker configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cpu-checker
Remove cpu-checker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cpu-checker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpu-checker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpu-checker package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
