dmidecode software package provides SMBIOS/DMI table decoder, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dmidecode
dmidecode is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dmidecode package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dmidecode *
You will get with dmidecode package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | dmidecode |
| Version | 2.11-4 |
| Description | SMBIOS/DMI table decoder |
| Sub Section | Utils |