How to Install and Uninstall flashrom Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "flashrom" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install flashrom on Kali Linux


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall flashrom on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: flashrom
Source: flashrom (1.3.0-2.1)
Version: 1.3.0-2.1+b1
Installed-Size: 1114
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)
Size: 243068
SHA256: e805f94f4dda1bb9fde907790f686484463b2260eec9fe924c5ca981dd91d974
SHA1: 1b29118fa47c31dd1004af8715e99badd83a1bb9
MD5sum: 40898797f924ae6cc3f77fad9ace9e19
Description: Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips
flashrom is a tool for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing
flash chips. It's often used to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot/firmware/optionROM
images in-system using a supported mainboard, but it also supports flashing of
network cards (NICs), SATA controller cards, and other external devices which
can program flash chips.
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It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32/40/48,
and BGA chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel
flash, or SPI.
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The tool can be used to flash BIOS/firmware images for example -- be it
proprietary BIOS images or coreboot (previously known as LinuxBIOS) images.
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It can also be used to read the current existing BIOS/firmware from a
flash chip.
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Currently supported programmers include:
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* internal (for in-system flashing in the mainboard)
* dummy (virtual programmer for testing flashrom)
* nic3com (for flash ROMs on 3COM network cards)
* nicrealtek (for flash ROMs on Realtek and SMC 1211 network cards)
* nicnatsemi (for flash ROMs on National Semiconductor DP838* network cards)
* nicintel (for parallel flash ROMs on Intel 10/100Mbit network cards)
* gfxnvidia (for flash ROMs on NVIDIA graphics cards)
* drkaiser (for flash ROMs on Dr. Kaiser PC-Waechter PCI cards)
* satasii (for flash ROMs on Silicon Image SATA/IDE controllers)
* satamv (for flash ROMs on Marvell SATA controllers)
* atahpt (for flash ROMs on Highpoint ATA/RAID controllers)
* atavia (for flash ROMs on VIA VT6421A SATA controllers)
* atapromise (for flash ROMs on Promise PDC2026x ATA/RAID controllers)
* it8212 (for flash ROMs on ITE IT8212F ATA/RAID controller)
* ft2232_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to an FT2232/FT4232H/FT232H family
based USB SPI programmer), including the DLP Design DLP-USB1232H,
FTDI FT2232H Mini-Module, FTDI FT4232H Mini-Module, openbiosprog-spi,
Amontec JTAGkey/JTAGkey-tiny/JTAGkey-2, Dangerous Prototypes Bus Blaster,
Olimex ARM-USB-TINY/-H, Olimex ARM-USB-OCD/-H, TIAO/DIYGADGET USB
Multi-Protocol Adapter (TUMPA), TUMPA Lite, GOEPEL PicoTAP,
Google Servo v1/v2, and FIC OpenMoko Neo1973 Debug board.
* serprog (for flash ROMs attached to a programmer speaking serprog),
including AVR flasher by Urja Rannikko, AVR flasher by eightdot,
Arduino Mega flasher by fritz, InSystemFlasher by Juhana Helovuo,
and atmegaXXu2-flasher by Stefan Tauner.
* buspirate_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to a Bus Pirate)
* dediprog (for SPI flash ROMs attached to a Dediprog SF100)
* rayer_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to a RayeR parport based programmer)
* pony_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to a SI-Prog serial port
bitbanging adapter)
* nicintel_spi (for SPI flash ROMs on Intel Gigabit network cards)
* ogp_spi (for SPI flash ROMs on Open Graphics Project graphics card)
* linux_spi (for SPI flash ROMs accessible via /dev/spidevX.Y on Linux)
* usbblaster_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to an Altera USB-Blaster)
* nicintel_eeprom (for SPI EEPROMs on Intel Gigabit network cards)
* mstarddc_spi (for SPI flash ROMs accessible through DDC in MSTAR-equipped
displays)
* pickit2_spi (for SPI flash ROMs accessible via Microchip PICkit2)
* ch341a_spi (for SPI flash ROMs attached to WCH CH341A)
Description-md5:
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+b1_amd64.deb