How to Install and Uninstall ovmf Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "ovmf" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ovmf on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ovmf on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: ovmf
Source: edk2
Version: 2020.11-2+deb11u1
Installed-Size: 14919
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
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_2020.11-2+deb11u1_all.deb
Size: 7192796
MD5sum: b41dc11ec5f1d15c1087d4da42c82183
SHA256: 9ca95141a1df6cd84fef2d66f512bafab44f64945653fc7e129216bcba952e22