Complete Guide: Installing msrtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "msrtool" package

This guide let you learn how to install msrtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall msrtool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: msrtool
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 41432
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Uwe Hermann
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:20141027-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libpci3 (>= 1:3.3.1-1)
Filename: pool/universe/m/msrtool/msrtool_20141027-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 43424
MD5sum: 77077225058b5289ef794f8e5bce091a
SHA1: 1ded09e38c4a8c53ed3deb2ed41df948709ec989
SHA256: e1ac5b426e645ef0019a10ae2df2e8b2abd9fa453b2831f614aac9f951e262fd
Description-en: Dump chipset-specific MSR contents
The msrtool utility can dump MSR (model-specific register) contents,
which is useful for debugging and development.
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The tool currently supports the following CPUs/chipsets:
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- Intel Pentium III
- Intel Pentium IIV
- Intel Core
- Intel Core 2
- Intel Nehalem
- Intel Atom
- AMD Geode GX2
- AMD Geode LX
- AMD Geode CS5536
- AMD K8
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It has been developed for the coreboot project (see http://coreboot.org for
details on coreboot), but may also be useful for other purposes.
Description-md5: 72e6585ee8e80dc065f76a37e566c217
Homepage: http://coreboot.org/Msrtool
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu