How to Install and Uninstall vgabios Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "vgabios" package

This is a short guide on how to install vgabios on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall vgabios on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vgabios
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vgabios package on Kali Linux

Package: vgabios
Version: 0.8a+ds-2
Installed-Size: 356
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt
Architecture: all
Size: 33236
SHA256: 921cca705c76139df423782979c3e4fe93a246ae3adc143ba17a321decf3544b
SHA1: 808597f1dc5344405769dc59151c10da61e6092c
MD5sum: 8254b980403f273acaac670d86d13751
Description: VGA BIOS software for the Bochs emulated VGA card
The goal of this project is to provide a Video BIOS for Bochs.
This VGA BIOS is very specific to the bochs emulated VGA card.
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WARNING: It is NOT meant to drive a physical vga card. You will probably
fry it if you try. You have been warned.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/vgabios/
Tag: hardware::emulation, role::app-data
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vgabios/vgabios_0.8a+ds-2_all.deb