How To Install efibootguard on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install efibootguard on Debian 12.
What is efibootguard
efibootguard is:
The efibootguard is a bootloader that includes a simple update mechanism with fail-safe algorithm. It allows one to arm a hardware watchdog prior to loading an OS. This package provides the bootloader binary and the environment tools bg_printenv and bg_setenv.
There are three methods to install efibootguard 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 efibootguard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install efibootguard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install efibootguard
Install efibootguard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install efibootguard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install efibootguard
Install efibootguard 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 efibootguard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install efibootguard
How To Uninstall efibootguard on Debian 12
To uninstall only the efibootguard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove efibootguard
Uninstall efibootguard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall efibootguard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove efibootguard
Remove efibootguard Configurations and Data
To remove efibootguard configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge efibootguard
Remove efibootguard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove efibootguard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge efibootguard
Dependencies
efibootguard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install efibootguard package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
