how to identify the processor (CPU) in debian GNU/linux lenny ?

There are more than 4 ways to view the information about CPU through command line :

To view the processor installed :

$ cat /proc/cpuinfo

To know the information stored in dmi zone of motherboard about the CPU and CPU's cache :

# dmidecode -t 4

To know about CPU frequencing :

$ cpufreq-info

To view the CPU ID information :

$ cpuid

By default cpuinfo, dmidecode & cpufreq-info are installed in Debian Lenny. You need to install cpuid package in order to view the CPU ID information.

Install cpuid

# aptitude install cpuid

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