How to Install dmidecode software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install dmidecode software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

dmidecode software package provides SMBIOS/DMI table decoder, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 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

dmidecode package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package dmidecode
Version 3.0-2
Description SMBIOS/DMI table decoder
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dmidecode software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?