How To Install sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgabios.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. sgabios.x86_64 is Open-source serial graphics BIOS option rom

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `sgabios.x86_64`

SGABIOS is designed to be inserted into a BIOS as an option rom to provide over a serial port the display and input capabilities normally handled by a VGA adapter and a keyboard, and additionally provide hooks for logging displayed characters for later collection after an operating system boots.

We can use yum to install sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sgabios.x86_64.

Install sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install sgabios.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sgabios.x86_64

How To Uninstall sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the sgabios.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove sgabios.x86_64

sgabios.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/share/doc/sgabios-0.20110622svn
/usr/share/doc/sgabios-0.20110622svn/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/sgabios-0.20110622svn/design.txt

References

sgabios.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgabios.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.