How To Install openbios-sparc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-sparc on Debian 9.
What is openbios-sparc
openbios-sparc is:
OpenBIOS is a free, portable implementation of IEEE 1275-1994 (Open Firmware).
This package contains the SPARC 32-bit and SPARC 64-bit versions of OpenBIOS.
There are three methods to install openbios-sparc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openbios-sparc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbios-sparc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbios-sparc
Install openbios-sparc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbios-sparc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbios-sparc
Install openbios-sparc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openbios-sparc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbios-sparc
How To Uninstall openbios-sparc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openbios-sparc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbios-sparc
Uninstall openbios-sparc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbios-sparc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbios-sparc
Remove openbios-sparc Configurations and Data
To remove openbios-sparc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbios-sparc
Remove openbios-sparc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbios-sparc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbios-sparc
Dependencies
openbios-sparc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-sparc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
