How to Install and Uninstall ovmf Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ovmf" package

Please follow the steps below to install ovmf on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ovmf on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: ovmf
Source: edk2
Version: 2024.02-1
Installed-Size: 12872
Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: qemu-system-common (<< 1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4)
Suggests: qemu-system-x86
Size: 4562308
SHA256: 147d5de3d4cf3aa03500751d165e7ff1a2ca78dae61ca842060564c692171d36
SHA1: c55b3e946ff39598e4efeea6c88b0882d68d7504
MD5sum: 16ffba4d2948a9dc704f5bb2ab8d6536
Description: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
Open Virtual Machine Firmware is a build of EDK II for 64-bit x86 virtual
machines. It includes full support for UEFI, including Secure Boot, allowing
use of UEFI in place of a traditional BIOS in your VM.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_2024.02-1_all.deb