---
title: Install dmidecode-tool on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of dmidecode-tool for on Ubuntu - SMBIOS/DMI table
  decoder
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/dmidecode-tool/ubuntu
---

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# Install dmidecode-tool on **Ubuntu**

# dmidecode-tool

[Rex Tsai (chihchun)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/chihchun "View all snaps from Rex Tsai (chihchun)")

* [Rex Tsai (chihchun)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/chihchun "View all snaps from Rex Tsai (chihchun)")

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/dmidecode-tool/ubuntu#install)

#### SMBIOS/DMI table decoder

Dmidecode reports information about the system's hardware as described in the
system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard.
.
This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial
number, BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other details of varying
level of interest and reliability depending on the manufacturer. This will
often include usage status for the CPU sockets, expansion slots (e.g. AGP, PCI,
ISA) and memory module slots, and the list of I/O ports (e.g. serial, parallel,
USB).
.
Beware that DMI data have proven to be too unreliable to be blindly trusted.
Dmidecode does not scan the hardware, it only reports what the BIOS told it to.

### Package name

* dmidecode-tool

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 15 May 2018 - latest/stable
* 9 December 2020 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap](https://github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap "https://github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap")

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### Contact

* [github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap/issues](https://github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap/issues "https://github.com/chihchun/dmidecode-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/dmidecode-tool/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install dmidecode-tool

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install dmidecode-tool

To install dmidecode-tool, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install dmidecode-tool
```

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