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

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "sgabios" package

Please follow the guidance below to install sgabios on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall sgabios on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: sgabios
Architecture: all
Version: 0.0~svn8-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Beyer
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Replaces: qemu-system-x86 (<= 1.5.0+dfsg-5)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sgabios/sgabios_0.0~svn8-4_all.deb
Size: 7482
MD5sum: 1779c1d48cfa27bd32d2ad9d3a92138c
SHA1: 15bdde368818db8117d1fc1e0140e8e2c439e7b7
SHA256: a5313e1814d1b625adddb4d99810abdad351e4dcc4d7ca3a3181a95173aa7f4f
Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/sgabios/
Description: bios option rom to provide legacy serial console for x86
Description-md5: adeaff5812f921c2403df87081b46ec4