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Quick installation of cpu-checker:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: cpu-checker
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install cpu-checker
Package Details | |
| Package: | cpu-checker |
| Version: | 0.7-0ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Kees Cook |
| Home page: | https://launchpad.net/cpu-checker |
| Description: | tools to help evaluate certain CPU (or BIOS) features 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. Homepage: https://launchpad.net/cpu-checker |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | utils |
How to install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If cpu-checker is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L cpu-checker' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L cpu-checker Package `cpu-checker' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing cpu-checker:
After system update use the following command to install cpu-checker:
sudo apt-get install cpu-checker
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove cpu-checker from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the cpu-checker from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the cpu-checker following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove cpu-checker
Following command is used to remove the cpu-checker package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove cpu-checker
This will remove cpu-checker and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing cpu-checker with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge cpu-checker
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove cpu-checker
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with cpu-checker package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
