hwdata software package provides 0.267-1, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install hwdata
hwdata is installed in your system.
Make ensure the hwdata package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hwdata *
You will get with hwdata package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Miscellaneous |
| Package | hwdata |
| Version | 0.267-1 |
| Description | 0.267-1 |
| Sub Section | Misc |
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