How To Install qemu-efi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-efi on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 qemu-efi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qemu-efi
How To Uninstall qemu-efi on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-efi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
