How to Install and Uninstall dmidecode.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: February 28,2025

1. Install "dmidecode.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dmidecode.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dmidecode.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dmidecode.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dmidecode.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 3:28:59 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Installed Packages
Name : dmidecode
Epoch : 1
Version : 3.2
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 217 k
Source : dmidecode-3.2-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Tool to analyse BIOS DMI data
URL : http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
License : GPLv2+
Description : dmidecode reports information about x86 & ia64 hardware as described in the
: system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard. This information
: typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number,
: BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other details of varying
: level of interest and reliability depending on the manufacturer.
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: This will often include usage status for the CPU sockets, expansion
: slots (e.g. AGP, PCI, ISA) and memory module slots, and the list of
: I/O ports (e.g. serial, parallel, USB).