How to Install cmospwd software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install cmospwd software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

cmospwd software package provides decrypt BIOS passwords from CMOS, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cmospwd 

cmospwd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the cmospwd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cmospwd *

You will get with cmospwd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

cmospwd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Utilities
Package cmospwd
Version 5.0+dfsg-2
Description decrypt BIOS passwords from CMOS
Sub Section Utils


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