How To Install qemu-efi on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-efi on Kali Linux.

What is qemu-efi

qemu-efi is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It contains a compatibility symlink of /usr/share/qemu-efi/QEMU_EFI.fd to /usr/share/qemu-efi-aarch64/QEMU_EFI.fd.

There are three methods to install qemu-efi 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 qemu-efi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qemu-efi

Install qemu-efi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qemu-efi

Install qemu-efi 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 qemu-efi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qemu-efi

How To Uninstall qemu-efi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qemu-efi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qemu-efi

Uninstall qemu-efi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-efi

Remove qemu-efi Configurations and Data

To remove qemu-efi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-efi

Remove qemu-efi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-efi

Dependencies

qemu-efi have the following dependencies:

• qemu-efi-aarch64

References

• qemu-efi website

Summary

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