How To Install python-libsmbios on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsmbios on Debian 9.
What is python-libsmbios
python-libsmbios is:
libsmbios aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as possible. This package provides Python functions that can be imported into userspace programs.
There are three methods to install python-libsmbios on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-libsmbios Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libsmbios using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libsmbios
Install python-libsmbios Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libsmbios using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libsmbios
Install python-libsmbios 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libsmbios using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libsmbios
How To Uninstall python-libsmbios on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libsmbios package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libsmbios
Uninstall python-libsmbios And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libsmbios and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libsmbios
Remove python-libsmbios Configurations and Data
To remove python-libsmbios configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libsmbios
Remove python-libsmbios configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libsmbios configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libsmbios
Dependencies
python-libsmbios have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsmbios package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
