How To Install libefiboot1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefiboot1 on Kali Linux. libefiboot1 is Library to manage UEFI variables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefiboot1 on Kali Linux.

What is libefiboot1

libefiboot1 is:

Library to allow for the manipulation of UEFI variables related to booting.

There are three methods to install libefiboot1 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libefiboot1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libefiboot1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libefiboot1

Install libefiboot1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libefiboot1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libefiboot1

Install libefiboot1 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libefiboot1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libefiboot1

How To Uninstall libefiboot1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libefiboot1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libefiboot1

Uninstall libefiboot1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libefiboot1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libefiboot1

Remove libefiboot1 Configurations and Data

To remove libefiboot1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libefiboot1

Remove libefiboot1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libefiboot1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libefiboot1

Dependencies

libefiboot1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libefiboot1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.