How To Install python-dmidecode-data on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dmidecode-data on Debian 10.
What is python-dmidecode-data
python-dmidecode-data is:
DMI (the desktop management interface) provides a standardized description of a computer’s hardware, including characteristics such as BIOS serial number and hardware connectors.
This package contains the common data files for dmidecode.
There are three methods to install python-dmidecode-data on Debian 10. 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-dmidecode-data 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-dmidecode-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dmidecode-data
Install python-dmidecode-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dmidecode-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dmidecode-data
Install python-dmidecode-data 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-dmidecode-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dmidecode-data
How To Uninstall python-dmidecode-data on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-dmidecode-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dmidecode-data
Uninstall python-dmidecode-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dmidecode-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dmidecode-data
Remove python-dmidecode-data Configurations and Data
To remove python-dmidecode-data configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dmidecode-data
Remove python-dmidecode-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dmidecode-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dmidecode-data
Dependencies
python-dmidecode-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dmidecode-data package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.