How To Install mokutil on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mokutil on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mokutil
mokutil is:
This program provides the means to enroll and erase the machine owner keys (MOK) stored in the database of shim.
There are three methods to install mokutil on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mokutil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mokutil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mokutil
Install mokutil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mokutil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mokutil
Install mokutil 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 mokutil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mokutil
How To Uninstall mokutil on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mokutil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mokutil
Uninstall mokutil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mokutil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mokutil
Remove mokutil Configurations and Data
To remove mokutil configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mokutil
Remove mokutil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mokutil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mokutil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mokutil package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
