How to Install and Uninstall libsmbios-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libsmbios-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libsmbios-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libsmbios-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsmbios-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libsmbios-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libsmbios
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian UEFI Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 691
Depends: libsmbios-c2 (= 2.4.3-1)
Filename: pool/main/libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-dev_2.4.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 86904
MD5sum: c226d835abd2e25f33ef477cfd7b3e55
SHA1: f13a032f64aeaf49d313e195cfff6b7bbc2340ff
SHA256: b93b210abad8cf95f119ba2dde7efe652964d07e1006a4b51d4afe4a1663a32a
Homepage: https://github.com/dell/libsmbios/
Description: Provide access to (SM)BIOS information - development files
Description-md5: dca0c2103c8aa5d8fa3208ef5333f86d