How to Install and Uninstall efitools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "efitools" package

Please follow the instructions below to install efitools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall efitools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                efitools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the efitools package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: efitools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9.2-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian UEFI Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1044
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), sbsigntool
Filename: pool/universe/e/efitools/efitools_1.9.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 138084
MD5sum: 80be56746810fd05c93b7f9067d4c821
SHA1: a01ba2ad195495fa7942d2d8e6493c180c4eb326
SHA256: c6adb323c00d27ff54b94547a9aeec7c57886e00a994d52bebbccc46922da26c
SHA512: f7af9b10a6efab21ea4882448df99c3e5f1ac75f515ba41da56b03ecfea22a0eab109ef635a26585053cba820303981d2231873349205816029d14f021f4f0f3
Homepage: http://blog.hansenpartnership.com/uefi-secure-boot/
Description-en: Tools to manipulate EFI secure boot keys and signatures
This package installs a variety of tools for manipulating keys and binary
signatures on UEFI secure boot platforms.
The tools provide access to the keys and certificates stored in the
secure variables of the UEFI firmware, usually in the NVRAM area.
Description-md5: 7c6a1f09a61dc33a701b98867709c423