How To Install libsmbios2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios2 on Debian 9.
What is libsmbios2
libsmbios2 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 libsmbios2 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 libsmbios2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmbios2
Install libsmbios2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsmbios2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmbios2
Install libsmbios2 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 libsmbios2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmbios2
How To Uninstall libsmbios2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsmbios2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmbios2
Uninstall libsmbios2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmbios2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmbios2
Remove libsmbios2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsmbios2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmbios2
Remove libsmbios2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmbios2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmbios2
Dependencies
libsmbios2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmbios2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.