How To Install cpufetch on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufetch on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
cpufetch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cpufetch package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.