How To Install shim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is shim
shim is:
This package provides a minimalist boot loader which allows verifying signatures of other UEFI binaries against either the Secure Boot DB/DBX or against a built-in signature database. Its purpose is to allow a small, infrequently-changing binary to be signed by the UEFI CA, while allowing an OS distributor to revision their main bootloader independently of the CA.
There are three methods to install shim on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install shim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shim
Install shim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shim
Install shim 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 shim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shim
How To Uninstall shim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the shim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shim
Uninstall shim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shim
Remove shim Configurations and Data
To remove shim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shim
Remove shim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
