How To Install smbios-utils on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install smbios-utils on Debian 11. smbios-utils is Provide access to (SM)BIOS information – utility binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smbios-utils on Debian 11.

What is smbios-utils

smbios-utils is:

libsmbios aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as possible. This package includes libsmbios’ sample binaries/utilities.

There are three methods to install smbios-utils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install smbios-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smbios-utils

Install smbios-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install smbios-utils

Install smbios-utils 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 smbios-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smbios-utils

How To Uninstall smbios-utils on Debian 11

To uninstall only the smbios-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove smbios-utils

Uninstall smbios-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall smbios-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smbios-utils

Remove smbios-utils Configurations and Data

To remove smbios-utils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smbios-utils

Remove smbios-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smbios-utils

Dependencies

smbios-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install smbios-utils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.