How To Install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
fwts-efi-runtime-dkms is:
This package provides the efi_runtime kernel driver in DKMS format, which is required for accessing UEFI Runtime Services.
There are three methods to install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
Install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
Install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
How To Uninstall fwts-efi-runtime-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fwts-efi-runtime-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
Uninstall fwts-efi-runtime-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fwts-efi-runtime-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
Remove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
Remove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fwts-efi-runtime-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fwts-efi-runtime-dkms
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fwts-efi-runtime-dkms package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
