How to Install and Uninstall flashrom Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 02,2024

You can also install and uninstall the flashrom on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "flashrom" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install flashrom on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "flashrom" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall flashrom on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flashrom package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: flashrom
Version: 1.3.0-2.1
Installed-Size: 1109
Maintainer: Debian EFI
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libftdi1-2 (>= 1.2), libjaylink0 (>= 0.3.1), libpci3 (>= 1:3.8.0), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.22)
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_1.3.0-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 241196
MD5sum: b85509eeb919760e3bc8ddf04d6cc4aa
SHA256: 2047002946014bd900573fac1658c167c73053a2a5e4bfa534fd5298a80dd69a