How To Install openbios-ppc on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-ppc on Ubuntu 20.04. openbios-ppc is PowerPC Open Firmware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-ppc on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is openbios-ppc

openbios-ppc is:

OpenBIOS is a free, portable implementation of IEEE 1275-1994 (Open Firmware).

This package contains the PowerPC 32-bit versions of OpenBIOS.

There are three methods to install openbios-ppc on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openbios-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 openbios-ppc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openbios-ppc

Install openbios-ppc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openbios-ppc

Install openbios-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install openbios-ppc

How To Uninstall openbios-ppc on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove openbios-ppc

Uninstall openbios-ppc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openbios-ppc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openbios-ppc

Remove openbios-ppc Configurations and Data

To remove openbios-ppc configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openbios-ppc

Remove openbios-ppc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openbios-ppc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbios-ppc package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.