How to Install and Uninstall flashrom Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "flashrom" package

This is a short guide on how to install flashrom on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                flashrom
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "flashrom" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall flashrom on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                flashrom
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flashrom package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: flashrom
Version: 1.0-1
Installed-Size: 837
Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libftdi1-2 (>= 1.2), libpci3 (>= 1:3.5.2-1), libusb-0.1-4 (>= 2:0.1.12), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.9)
Description: Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips
Description-md5: c30d67cc67b62e9308ada234b1d11f09
Homepage: http://www.flashrom.org
Tag: admin::boot, admin::hardware, field::electronics, hardware::TODO,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/flashrom/flashrom_1.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 199164
MD5sum: 45d9b5e2255741b08a7f1e6f68950cce
SHA256: 378975ceda0e3ff77c9995d411c4ec7dc5b72646a49e931a8baf99a1f1193b4d