How To Install libsmbios-c2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios-c2 on Kali Linux.

What is libsmbios-c2

libsmbios-c2 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. Currently, full access to the SMBIOS table and its items is implemented. 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-c2 on Kali Linux. 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-c2 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-c2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsmbios-c2

Install libsmbios-c2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios-c2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsmbios-c2

Install libsmbios-c2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios-c2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsmbios-c2

How To Uninstall libsmbios-c2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsmbios-c2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsmbios-c2

Uninstall libsmbios-c2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsmbios-c2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmbios-c2

Remove libsmbios-c2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsmbios-c2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmbios-c2

Remove libsmbios-c2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsmbios-c2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmbios-c2

Dependencies

libsmbios-c2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libsmbios-c2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios-c2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.