How To Install libefiboot1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libefiboot1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libefiboot1
Remove libefiboot1 Configurations and Data
To remove libefiboot1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libefiboot1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
