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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ovmf" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ovmf on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: ovmf
Source: edk2
Version: 0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 4132
Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: qemu-system-common (<< 1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4)
Description: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
Description-md5: f5518b7d256400637ca9512a6cfc4bac
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_0~20181115.85588389-3+deb10u3_all.deb
Size: 1209184
MD5sum: e998aa77d41e7b7c1aaaf067e18a44b4
SHA256: 57a905b12b73d6d5d7ccf0c265897bb7f75097890892fe33960ffc799274bb04