How To Install i7z on Ubuntu 22.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install i7z on Ubuntu 22.04. i7z is reporting tool for i7, i5, i3 CPUs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i7z on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is i7z

i7z is:

i7z reports Intel Core i7, i5, i3 CPU information about Turbo Boost,
frequencies, multipliers, … and comes top-like display showing per core the
current frequency, temperature and times spent in the C0/C1/C3/C6/C7 states.

There is also an i7z_rw_registers script that allows toggling Turbo mode
or set multipliers.

There are three methods to install i7z on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install i7z Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i7z using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i7z

Install i7z Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i7z using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i7z

Install i7z Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install i7z using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i7z

How To Uninstall i7z on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the i7z package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i7z

Uninstall i7z And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i7z and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i7z

Remove i7z Configurations and Data

To remove i7z configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i7z

Remove i7z configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i7z configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i7z

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i7z package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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