How To Install cpufetch on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufetch on Ubuntu 22.04. cpufetch is Simple yet fancy CPU architecture fetching tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufetch on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cpufetch

cpufetch is:

Shows CPU Information with CPU manufacturer Logo Cpufetch is a cross-platform and easy-to-use cpu information command line script that collects your cpu information and display it on the terminal next to an image

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cpufetch

Install cpufetch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cpufetch

Install cpufetch 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 cpufetch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cpufetch

How To Uninstall cpufetch on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove cpufetch

Uninstall cpufetch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cpufetch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cpufetch

Remove cpufetch Configurations and Data

To remove cpufetch configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cpufetch

Remove cpufetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cpufetch

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufetch package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.