How to Install and Uninstall cpu-checker Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "cpu-checker" package

This tutorial shows how to install cpu-checker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall cpu-checker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cpu-checker
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 21
Maintainer: Kees Cook
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7-0ubuntu7
Replaces: qemu-kvm (<< 0.12.3-0ubuntu13)
Depends: msr-tools
Conflicts: qemu-kvm (<< 0.12.3-0ubuntu13)
Filename: pool/main/c/cpu-checker/cpu-checker_0.7-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 6862
MD5sum: 1a809fb421f82a1d5d148013bedcba59
SHA1: 50fb265b709c06dec35f53c68656e5189f20d94d
SHA256: 965d09ad350907800bc75c9c29cbc9b429c4458b6f0f8276673ef4efb82654a3
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
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/cpu-checker
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host