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

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "shim" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install shim on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall shim on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                shim
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shim package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: shim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 15.4-0ubuntu9
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 27
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.33~)
Filename: pool/main/s/shim/shim_15.4-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb
Size: 12712
MD5sum: 34a191ea9e2bd0eb473ce41478594276
SHA1: 22f8b4399d42bf2b73698d34fe80e009d0db7648
SHA256: 0dbc513fcb4d7b252806d2e0ab26d193fadb663f45bcab61f38122a19d05e99d
SHA512: c199c28af5edeeed6d2bc8c904a317ba30b20f9f3210e711153eb4de4349d35bd33ad2d5929a979ec8cec97bd29dde87922efc062c6d033f645ee8925b073235
Description-en: boot loader to chain-load signed boot loaders under Secure Boot
This package provides a minimalist boot loader which allows verifying
signatures of other UEFI binaries against either the Secure Boot DB/DBX or
against a built-in signature database. Its purpose is to allow a small,
infrequently-changing binary to be signed by the UEFI CA, while allowing
an OS distributor to revision their main bootloader independently of the CA.
Description-md5: ba97e9b3cf7ad648ef7a4f6c9fa9a6d0