Linux Find Out BIOS Version Using a Command Line Option

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To find out the BIOS version of your Linux system using a command line option, you can use the dmidecode utility, which is a tool for retrieving information about the system’s hardware configuration from the BIOS.

Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Open a terminal window on your Linux machine.
  2. Type the following command to install the dmidecode utility if it is not already installed:
sudo apt-get install dmidecode

This command installs the dmidecode package using the apt-get package manager.

  1. Once the dmidecode utility is installed, you can use the following command to display information about the BIOS:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version

This command displays the version of the BIOS installed on your system.

If the above command does not work, you can try the following command to display all BIOS-related information:

sudo dmidecode -t bios

This command displays detailed information about the BIOS, including the manufacturer, version, release date, and more.

Note that the dmidecode utility requires root access to run, so you may need to run these commands with sudo or as the root user.

(tropicanabakery.com)

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