How To Install x86info 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 x86info on Ubuntu.
What is x86info
x86info is:
x86info displays diagnostic information about the CPUs fitted to i386 compatible systems. This includes information on the CPU cache configuration, speed and supported features.
Some features require the kernel cpuid driver to be available.
There are three methods to install x86info 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 x86info Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x86info using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x86info
Install x86info Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x86info using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x86info
Install x86info 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 x86info using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x86info
How To Uninstall x86info on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the x86info package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x86info
Uninstall x86info And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x86info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x86info
Remove x86info Configurations and Data
To remove x86info configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x86info
Remove x86info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x86info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x86info
Dependencies
x86info have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x86info package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.