How To Install ovmf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf on Debian 10.
What is ovmf
ovmf is:
Open Virtual Machine Firmware is a build of EDK II for 64-bit x86 virtual machines. It includes full support for UEFI, including Secure Boot, allowing use of UEFI in place of a traditional BIOS in your VM.
There are three methods to install ovmf on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ovmf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ovmf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ovmf
Install ovmf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ovmf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ovmf
Install ovmf 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 ovmf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ovmf
How To Uninstall ovmf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ovmf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ovmf
Uninstall ovmf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ovmf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovmf
Remove ovmf Configurations and Data
To remove ovmf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ovmf
Remove ovmf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ovmf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ovmf
Dependencies
ovmf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ovmf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.