How To Install openbios-ppc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-ppc on Debian 9.
What is openbios-ppc
openbios-ppc is:
OpenBIOS is a free, portable implementation of IEEE 1275-1994 (Open Firmware).
This package contains the PowerPC 32-bit versions of OpenBIOS.
There are three methods to install openbios-ppc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openbios-ppc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openbios-ppc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openbios-ppc
Install openbios-ppc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openbios-ppc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openbios-ppc
Install openbios-ppc 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 openbios-ppc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openbios-ppc
How To Uninstall openbios-ppc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openbios-ppc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openbios-ppc
Uninstall openbios-ppc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openbios-ppc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbios-ppc
Remove openbios-ppc Configurations and Data
To remove openbios-ppc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openbios-ppc
Remove openbios-ppc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openbios-ppc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbios-ppc
Dependencies
openbios-ppc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-ppc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.