How to Install and Uninstall dmidecode Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "dmidecode" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dmidecode on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dmidecode
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dmidecode" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dmidecode on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dmidecode
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dmidecode package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: dmidecode
Version: 3.2-1
Installed-Size: 201
Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Description: SMBIOS/DMI table decoder
Description-md5: 266176aa2231f4b521210b81955e4d36
Homepage: https://nongnu.org/dmidecode/
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::detection, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing
Section: utils
Priority: important
Filename: pool/main/d/dmidecode/dmidecode_3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 62208
MD5sum: fd13b5cd6f8c0a3972d7064d9913fb8b
SHA256: a0e7d959fff29ecda7ca4c9e89b27caf4bc1156a66fc5da6e4f142d78083813f