How to Install and Uninstall grub-firmware-qemu Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "grub-firmware-qemu" package

This is a short guide on how to install grub-firmware-qemu on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub-firmware-qemu
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub-firmware-qemu" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall grub-firmware-qemu on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-firmware-qemu
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-firmware-qemu package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: grub-firmware-qemu
Source: grub2
Version: 2.04-20
Installed-Size: 1937
Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Recommends: qemu-system-x86
Enhances: qemu-system-x86
Description: GRUB firmware image for QEMU
Description-md5: cc3754b92a7e1d8e16c04265627088b6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Tag: admin::boot, admin::virtualization, implemented-in::python,
role::app-data, suite::openstack, system::cloud, system::virtual
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-firmware-qemu_2.04-20_amd64.deb
Size: 759704
MD5sum: 97f707183e1e551016486729c45cd571
SHA256: 1b417ebf6192297a46a00a483a52c03a318c1b6f0fa549a40a5253aac9ae0fbf