Is there a way to get the BIOS version from inside Linux? I want to get the BIOS version from Linux without going directly to the BIOS. I mean, is there a way to get the BIOS version from inside Linux?

# Without superuser privileges

It is as simple as reading the following file:


$ cat /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version
1.1.3


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# With superuser privileges

Use dmidecode:


$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
1.1.3


Also, you might have to install this package, which is available in:

* Linux i386, x86-64, ia64
* FreeBSD i386, amd64
* NetBSD i386, amd64
* OpenBSD i386, amd64
* BeOS i386
* Solaris x86
* Haiku i586