How to Install and Uninstall ipxe Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "ipxe" package

This is a short guide on how to install ipxe on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ipxe on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ipxe
Architecture: all
Version: 1.21.1+git-20210429.323af9ee-0ubuntu1
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: 2847
Depends: ipxe-qemu, grub-ipxe
Filename: pool/main/i/ipxe/ipxe_1.21.1+git-20210429.323af9ee-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1355604
MD5sum: cdf9a12d18826d8b2306638f46db6bf9
SHA1: 04685583c1ae223badb121e46d16d3f11e2d7e8e
SHA256: e5b189f925323c5b633000160074b83ab65f35c7e7c0c4856bb7314588011785
SHA512: fb3af44e9e27aaffdd687c7a0d78a062f91360491039111f20a059ee17b613815c4862117eb226d2102998ba4f4a84c313d3965fc84744de05410a1f5b6fb85d
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