How To Install libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsmbios-dev
libsmbios-dev is:
libsmbios aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as possible. It does this by providing a library of functions that can be used as well as sample binaries.
It incorporates extensible access to SMBIOS information capabilities and ability to perform unit tests across multiple systems without using physical hardware. Moreover, centralized, data-driven exception handling for broken BIOS tables is provided.
To start out with, the focus is on the SMBIOS tables. Currently, full access to the SMBIOS table and its items is implemented. In the future, it will provide $PIR, MPTABLE, RCI, RBU, and other tables as well.
Additionally, access and manipulation of Dell Indexed IO Token (type 0xD4) is implemented. This token is a vendor-extention SMBIOS structure which allows uniform access to manipulate the system CMOS to enable, disable, or otherwise manipulate normal BIOS functions or features.
There are three methods to install libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsmbios-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmbios-dev
Install libsmbios-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmbios-dev
Install libsmbios-dev 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 libsmbios-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmbios-dev
How To Uninstall libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsmbios-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmbios-dev
Uninstall libsmbios-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmbios-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmbios-dev
Remove libsmbios-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmbios-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmbios-dev
Remove libsmbios-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmbios-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmbios-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
