How To Install qemu-system-ppc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-ppc on Debian 9. qemu-system-ppc is QEMU full system emulation binaries (ppc)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-ppc on Debian 9.

What is qemu-system-ppc

qemu-system-ppc is:

QEMU is a fast processor emulator: currently the package supports PowerPC emulation. By using dynamic translation it achieves reasonable speed while being easy to port on new host CPUs.

This package provides the full system emulation binaries to emulate the following PowerPC hardware: ppc ppcemb ppc64.

In system emulation mode QEMU emulates a full system, including a processor and various peripherals. It enables easier testing and debugging of system code. It can also be used to provide virtual hosting of several virtual machines on a single server.

There are three methods to install qemu-system-ppc on Debian 9. 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-system-ppc 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-system-ppc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-ppc

Install qemu-system-ppc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qemu-system-ppc

Install qemu-system-ppc 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-system-ppc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qemu-system-ppc

How To Uninstall qemu-system-ppc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove qemu-system-ppc

Uninstall qemu-system-ppc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qemu-system-ppc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-system-ppc

Remove qemu-system-ppc Configurations and Data

To remove qemu-system-ppc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-system-ppc

Remove qemu-system-ppc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-system-ppc

Dependencies

qemu-system-ppc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-ppc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.