How To Install ovmf-ia32 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf-ia32 on Debian 11.
What is ovmf-ia32
ovmf-ia32 is:
Open Virtual Machine Firmware is a build of EDK II for 32-bit x86 virtual machines. It includes full support for UEFI, including Secure Boot, allowing use of UEFI in place of a traditional BIOS in your VM.
There are three methods to install ovmf-ia32 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ovmf-ia32 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ovmf-ia32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ovmf-ia32
Install ovmf-ia32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ovmf-ia32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ovmf-ia32
Install ovmf-ia32 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 ovmf-ia32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ovmf-ia32
How To Uninstall ovmf-ia32 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ovmf-ia32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ovmf-ia32
Uninstall ovmf-ia32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ovmf-ia32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovmf-ia32
Remove ovmf-ia32 Configurations and Data
To remove ovmf-ia32 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ovmf-ia32
Remove ovmf-ia32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ovmf-ia32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ovmf-ia32
Dependencies
ovmf-ia32 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf-ia32 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
