Information about the package, cpuid, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The cpuid package is designed for, Dumps information about the CPU(s).
Package Name:
cpuid
Summary:
Dumps information about the CPU(s)
Description:
cpuid dumps detailed information about x86 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, and Rise CPUs.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
20160814
Release:
1.el6
Size:
89 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the cpuid package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install cpuid
This command will install cpuid on the server.
yum remove cpuid
This command will un-install cpuid on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cpuid, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove cpuid
This command will un-install cpuid on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cpuid when using the -y flag.
yum update cpuid
This command will update cpuid to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove cpuid, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update cpuid
This command will update cpuid to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove cpuid when using the -y flag.
yum info cpuid
This command will show you core information about the cpuid package.
yum deplist cpuid
This command will show you the dependencies for cpuid. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update cpuid
This command will check if there is an update waiting on cpuid. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.