How to Install and Uninstall efivar Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "efivar" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install efivar on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall efivar on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                efivar
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the efivar package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: efivar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 37-2ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian UEFI Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 44
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libefivar1 (= 37-2ubuntu2.2), libefiboot1 (= 37-2ubuntu2.2)
Filename: pool/main/e/efivar/efivar_37-2ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size: 8676
MD5sum: 8d5d905d67f7f0350ac4c3b4a49bbf10
SHA1: d66fc80c07bcdf2076cb2e26730430b1d8a7f4ae
SHA256: 17875d55815a17a84ba1d7fc196c74dc1584e8d4d1f03d98ab872d7b1c395a1c
SHA512: 29bd8f7b1ea94be6d2a6ac70300f1fe50fe7e5ba508a625a1b7b901fef86b9009a1539886f6126544191fe23bd637c59163498f5ad139c0bc7eac48bcb1160ff
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/efivar
Description: Tools to manage UEFI variables
Description-md5: e979ed45ae792f486c6b34862b3f2b88

Package: efivar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 37-2ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian UEFI Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 44
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libefivar1 (= 37-2ubuntu2), libefiboot1 (= 37-2ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/e/efivar/efivar_37-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 8656
MD5sum: ba797744cb224269abd308535333efad
SHA1: 0ab1ff01ae9d094b8a118ef0acd79a97f9dfad77
SHA256: d36079f11e90cb9dc62991f7c12f20ce3b0d61eed27035cd3105ed8df95b3bcc
Homepage: https://github.com/rhinstaller/efivar
Description: Tools to manage UEFI variables
Description-md5: e979ed45ae792f486c6b34862b3f2b88