How to Install and Uninstall cmospwd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "cmospwd" package

Please follow the steps below to install cmospwd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall cmospwd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cmospwd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cmospwd package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cmospwd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luke Faraone
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.0+dfsg-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cmospwd/cmospwd_5.0+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
Size: 21334
MD5sum: db2260fb61a87a47eb3dea33a32294a6
SHA1: 025171540047cd84fb150b7f76216fcf14da1784
SHA256: 128e2e9808b15b1c3007c01a80a35dc49afa68576399723d6729c16581d09e20
Description-en: decrypt BIOS passwords from CMOS
CmosPwd is a cross-platform tool to decrypt password stored in CMOS used
to access a computer's BIOS setup.
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This application should work out of the box on most modern systems, but
some more esoteric BIOSes may not be supported or may require additional
steps.
Description-md5: 15fd197e22194ff29a906ee8ec37fee9
Homepage: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/CmosPwd
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu