How To Install openbios-sparc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-sparc on Ubuntu 20.04. openbios-sparc is SPARC Open Firmware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-sparc on Ubuntu 20.04.

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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-sparc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.