How To Install python-dmidecode-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dmidecode-data on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 python-dmidecode-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-dmidecode-data

How To Uninstall python-dmidecode-data on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

• python-dmidecode-data website

Summary

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