How to Install and Uninstall dmidecode Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "dmidecode" package

This tutorial shows how to install dmidecode on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dmidecode on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dmidecode
Version: 3.3-2
Installed-Size: 203
Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Description: SMBIOS/DMI table decoder
Description-md5: 266176aa2231f4b521210b81955e4d36
Multi-Arch: foreign
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_3.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 64688
MD5sum: ae38d3d30e6a6f935e6b40851d8ae7a9
SHA256: 0a4c7396f3144974c9425765a237714bae97df2c663628f2097255cab491e620