How To Install ovmf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 ovmf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ovmf

How To Uninstall ovmf on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ovmf

Remove ovmf Configurations and Data

To remove ovmf configuration and data from Kali Linux 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

• ovmf website

Summary

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