How To Install python3-libsmbios on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libsmbios on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-libsmbios is Provide access to (SM)BIOS information – Python libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libsmbios on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-libsmbios

python3-libsmbios is:

libsmbios aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as possible. This package provides Python functions that can be imported into userspace programs.

There are three methods to install python3-libsmbios on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-libsmbios Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libsmbios using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libsmbios

Install python3-libsmbios Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libsmbios using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-libsmbios

Install python3-libsmbios 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libsmbios using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libsmbios

How To Uninstall python3-libsmbios on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-libsmbios package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-libsmbios

Uninstall python3-libsmbios And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-libsmbios and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libsmbios

Remove python3-libsmbios Configurations and Data

To remove python3-libsmbios configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libsmbios

Remove python3-libsmbios configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-libsmbios configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libsmbios

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libsmbios package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.