How To Install systemd-boot-efi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-boot-efi on Debian 12.
What is systemd-boot-efi
systemd-boot-efi is:
systemd-boot (short: sd-boot) is a simple UEFI boot manager. It provides a textual menu to select the entry to boot and an editor for the kernel command line. It supports systems with UEFI firmware only.
This package contains the EFI binaries.
There are three methods to install systemd-boot-efi on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install systemd-boot-efi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-boot-efi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-boot-efi
Install systemd-boot-efi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-boot-efi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-boot-efi
Install systemd-boot-efi 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 systemd-boot-efi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-boot-efi
How To Uninstall systemd-boot-efi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the systemd-boot-efi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-boot-efi
Uninstall systemd-boot-efi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-boot-efi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-boot-efi
Remove systemd-boot-efi Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-boot-efi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-boot-efi
Remove systemd-boot-efi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-boot-efi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-boot-efi
Dependencies
systemd-boot-efi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-boot-efi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
