How To Install mkelfimage on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkelfimage on Debian 11.
What is mkelfimage
mkelfimage is:
mkelfImage is a program that makes an ELF boot image from a Linux kernel image.
The image should work with any i386 multiboot compliant ELF boot loader that passes no option. The image is compliant with the coreboot (previously LinuxBIOS) ELF booting spec and compatible with the Linux kexec kernel patch.
A key feature of mkelfImage is that nothing relies upon BIOS calls, but they can be made when necessary. This is useful for systems running on coreboot.
There are three methods to install mkelfimage 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 mkelfimage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkelfimage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkelfimage
Install mkelfimage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkelfimage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkelfimage
Install mkelfimage 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 mkelfimage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkelfimage
How To Uninstall mkelfimage on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mkelfimage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkelfimage
Uninstall mkelfimage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkelfimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkelfimage
Remove mkelfimage Configurations and Data
To remove mkelfimage configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkelfimage
Remove mkelfimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkelfimage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkelfimage
Dependencies
mkelfimage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkelfimage package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
