How To Install cmospwd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmospwd on Debian 9.
What is cmospwd
cmospwd is:
CmosPwd is a cross-platform tool to decrypt password stored in CMOS used to access a computer’s BIOS setup.
This application should work out of the box on most modern systems, but some more esoteric BIOSes may not be supported or may require additional steps.
There are three methods to install cmospwd 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 cmospwd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmospwd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmospwd
Install cmospwd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmospwd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmospwd
Install cmospwd 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 cmospwd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmospwd
How To Uninstall cmospwd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cmospwd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmospwd
Uninstall cmospwd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmospwd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmospwd
Remove cmospwd Configurations and Data
To remove cmospwd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmospwd
Remove cmospwd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmospwd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmospwd
Dependencies
cmospwd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmospwd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.