How To Install qemu-skiboot on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-skiboot on Debian 10.
What is qemu-skiboot
qemu-skiboot is:
This package provides the upstream skiboot binary suitable for using with the powernv Qemu machine.
It is not recommended to flash this binary as your system firmware.
There are three methods to install qemu-skiboot 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 qemu-skiboot 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-skiboot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qemu-skiboot
Install qemu-skiboot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qemu-skiboot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qemu-skiboot
Install qemu-skiboot 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 qemu-skiboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qemu-skiboot
How To Uninstall qemu-skiboot on Debian 10
To uninstall only the qemu-skiboot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qemu-skiboot
Uninstall qemu-skiboot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qemu-skiboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-skiboot
Remove qemu-skiboot Configurations and Data
To remove qemu-skiboot configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-skiboot
Remove qemu-skiboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qemu-skiboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-skiboot
Dependencies
qemu-skiboot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-skiboot package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.