How to Install and Uninstall cpu-checker Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "cpu-checker" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cpu-checker
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cpu-checker" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cpu-checker on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpu-checker
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpu-checker package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: cpu-checker
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Kees Cook
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: msr-tools
Conflicts: qemu-kvm (<< 0.12.3-0ubuntu13)
Replaces: qemu-kvm (<< 0.12.3-0ubuntu13)
Filename: pool/main/c/cpu-checker/cpu-checker_0.7-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 6936
MD5sum: d25e9cbc43597aaa73b50754ef2eb3ac
SHA1: fc5c39189c7d6cd157618324fa2fe4d6d17c8928
SHA256: 04dd980232d6f33597d54d31fa574a00f8d7dd5173730608970cec042aff26f2
SHA512: 864a214c030e463fbc4b3c22f22534518469859bea47a5a6d8a0497eb8fc7f70e4e6c020e9c4f40b6a943215c26627aa275470dabdea7968158879c276709e12
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/cpu-checker
Description-en: 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.
Description-md5: c2cf9eeaa26a61213dc6270934083431