How to Install and Uninstall x86info Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "x86info" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install x86info on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                x86info
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "x86info" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall x86info on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                x86info
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the x86info package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: x86info
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 123
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mark Brown
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.31~pre0.8052aabdd159bc9050e7dc264f33782c5acce05f-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), libpci3 (>= 1:3.3.1-1), makedev (>= 2.3.1-53) | udev
Filename: pool/universe/x/x86info/x86info_1.31~pre0.8052aabdd159bc9050e7dc264f33782c5acce05f-1_amd64.deb
Size: 41704
MD5sum: 7a01874b24f15c73570a78f4bd40e41a
SHA1: b102e34f67b67728555b3f7374ec70d83a8853a2
SHA256: ba5b0b6062b10de02855a4e86717a50af842e740e3132947c1cf23db25111fb4
Description-en: Display diagnostic information about i386 compatible CPUs
x86info displays diagnostic information about the CPUs fitted to i386
compatible systems. This includes information on the CPU cache
configuration, speed and supported features.
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Some features require the kernel cpuid driver to be available.
Description-md5: 981f3bcb55c410c500927ec0d6769c04
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu