How To Install ovmf-ia32 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf-ia32 on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

• ovmf-ia32 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf-ia32 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.