How To Install opensbi on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensbi on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is opensbi
opensbi is:
An open-source reference implementation of the RISC-V SBI specifications for platform-specific firmwares executing in M-mode.
The following firmware platforms are provided: generic
There are three methods to install opensbi 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 opensbi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opensbi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensbi
Install opensbi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensbi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensbi
Install opensbi 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 opensbi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensbi
How To Uninstall opensbi on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the opensbi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensbi
Uninstall opensbi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensbi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensbi
Remove opensbi Configurations and Data
To remove opensbi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensbi
Remove opensbi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensbi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensbi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensbi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
