How to Install and Uninstall linux-cpupower Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "linux-cpupower" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linux-cpupower on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                linux-cpupower
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "linux-cpupower" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall linux-cpupower on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                linux-cpupower
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the linux-cpupower package on Kali Linux

Package: linux-cpupower
Source: linux
Version: 6.6.9-1kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 1115
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libcpupower1 (>= 6.6~rc1-1~exp1), libpci3 (>= 1:3.8.0)
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/main/l/linux/linux-cpupower_6.6.9-1kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 862684
SHA256: 8e8d1d660e83edf10d155dccdfa1ef21b088b5facc0fdedd7b770f718d6859aa
SHA1: 04eebae4bf3ff58161f4432a26f19668feff09ef
MD5sum: ff0f1ad5d53be31b37ea145d7169ef09
Description: CPU power management tools for Linux
The cpupower command allows inspection and control of cpufreq and cpuidle
tunables for hardware that supports these features. It replaces
"cpufreq-info" and "cpufreq-set" in cpufrequtils.
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The turbostat command reports topology, frequency, idle power-state
statistics, temperature and power consumption information as provided
by the CPU.
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The x86_energy_perf_policy command sets a general policy on some Intel
CPU models for the relative importance of performance versus energy
savings.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team