How to Install and Uninstall cpuid Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cpuid" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cpuid on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cpuid
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cpuid" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall cpuid on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpuid
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpuid package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cpuid
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 236
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrey Rahmatullin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20151017-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpuid/cpuid_20151017-1_amd64.deb
Size: 60028
MD5sum: 5c3700ab1d2acaf3de8bcf7f18aadf21
SHA1: e6e8bb8c0e4be0188184b5499fc99f54d038464f
SHA256: c017438f5b749b0ae00260e0d927bd10a81a74e20fb1fccf61fe3a1c868d38a0
Description-en: tool to dump x86 CPUID information about the CPU(s)
cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the
CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s). It
supports Intel, AMD, and VIA CPUs, as well as older Transmeta, Cyrix,
UMC, NexGen, Rise, and SiS CPUs.
Description-md5: 20e5c4ee6c8525987b94be6dbbd10cc4
Homepage: http://www.etallen.com/cpuid.html
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu