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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "ipxe" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ipxe on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ipxe on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: ipxe
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bastian Blank
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2788
Depends: ipxe-qemu, grub-ipxe
Filename: pool/main/i/ipxe/ipxe_1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5ubuntu4_all.deb
Size: 1234492
MD5sum: 3134a0954f38c6af9c9c859106098614
SHA1: 56a2346e9c46276d2a9b33a719d50d9dbb99d3be
SHA256: f94ec984c41585d6945d41dda7a0f0b26e2c7e5220fe8d238548e438e4fe1844
SHA512: 4216e45521b5740785c56adea41c97c5b7478f5002eba1df035d63e51a0e726f646a794b9edc435837053520c1d5f95355680c9ff11ffb397472f5227cc6e0a2
Homepage: http://ipxe.org/
Description-en: PXE boot firmware
iPXE is network boot firmware. It supports a variety of network cards,
including some wireless cards, and variety of network protocols (traditional
DHCP, BOOTP and TFTP and also HTTP, iSCSI, SAN via FCoE and Infiniband). It
supports scripting.
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It is possible to use iPXE as a PXE ROM in the network card or to
chainload it from other boot methods.
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This package provides boot code for all supported network cards in one
binary and several bootable formats.
Description-md5: 464080e9cd2fc9e60db75303b8932264