How To Get BIOS Serial Numbers On Linux
The quickest way to get a BIOS serial number on Linux: sudo dmidecode -s system-serial-number That’s usually all you need. dmidecode reads the DMI/SMBIOS table and prints the serial number directly. Other options If dmidecode isn’t available or doesn’t return what you need: # lshw sudo lshw -C bios | grep serial # /sys class interface (no sudo needed) cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial The /sys/class/dmi/id/ path is the cleanest option if you want to avoid sudo. It exposes several DMI fields: ...