How to Install and Uninstall libsmbios-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libsmbios-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libsmbios-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libsmbios-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.3-1build1
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: 668
Depends: libsmbios-c2 (= 2.4.3-1build1)
Filename: pool/main/libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-dev_2.4.3-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 96074
MD5sum: 7f75a8fedf7d3afa3f8e98e3e4ccff92
SHA1: d88ba51e249701d772b5a6d4e90bca5522100996
SHA256: 9af764e78d477028e6be755dd932ad08884a44daeaff7d4a152a3ce8f264e12b
SHA512: 7f91a2ba973073c3a5b05d7263c1064fa1ece81da327d1e40e7c1231a0fb833512bbaf4e90d186ac97b18af589a1e74e914806bd487759ac384faa2efe1fd443
Homepage: https://github.com/dell/libsmbios/
Description-en: Provide access to (SM)BIOS information - development files
libsmbios aims towards providing access to as much BIOS information as
possible. It does this by providing a library of functions that can be
used as well as sample binaries.
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It incorporates extensible access to SMBIOS information capabilities and
ability to perform unit tests across multiple systems without using physical
hardware. Moreover, centralized, data-driven exception handling for broken
BIOS tables is provided.
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To start out with, the focus is on the SMBIOS tables. Currently, full access
to the SMBIOS table and its items is implemented. In the future, it will
provide $PIR, MPTABLE, RCI, RBU, and other tables as well.
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Additionally, access and manipulation of Dell Indexed IO Token (type 0xD4)
is implemented. This token is a vendor-extention SMBIOS structure which
allows uniform access to manipulate the system CMOS to enable, disable, or
otherwise manipulate normal BIOS functions or features.
Description-md5: dca0c2103c8aa5d8fa3208ef5333f86d