How to Install and Uninstall ovmf Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 10,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ovmf on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ovmf" package

Learn how to install ovmf on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ovmf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ovmf on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ovmf package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ovmf
Architecture: all
Version: 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Source: edk2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14923
Replaces: qemu-system-common (<< 1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.2_all.deb
Size: 7561042
MD5sum: 7cf583193d44f199ee646b7c0cd929f1
SHA1: 56cc3a1e13779c2681e10023a9f1c5eb6b7868c3
SHA256: e4d9be1afa0320f6b393457d778658591876a74de6b3dab91688685b91f6b582
SHA512: 440fe36b56e0a4f105dc39369889329195b467e8206a572ab491dfce385f5761c8ebe035a4a9ed77c5e0d930be1cb630fe16b72da3d49cf9a53c0249143be6ef
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Description: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
Description-md5: f5518b7d256400637ca9512a6cfc4bac

Package: ovmf
Architecture: all
Version: 2022.02-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Source: edk2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QEMU Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14922
Replaces: qemu-system-common (<< 1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/e/edk2/ovmf_2022.02-3_all.deb
Size: 7552490
MD5sum: b5610209adac0ba0493242a52a35a768
SHA1: ca838e664912d12cb38357d909a84d829d72b9c5
SHA256: 3fb2f83bf53622dcbc9a36e6d7bb88808db5635a5c67a648cb967d0e83b1fe9e
SHA512: 355459b9bd4abf6cb7faf5696c42ee94e7a0f641b091cfaf790468909339cbdc0cab2f2c85d4f17ad33bd2692e7c31282c6ff506c55a72b7b498234bdd4f9583
Homepage: http://www.tianocore.org
Description: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
Description-md5: f5518b7d256400637ca9512a6cfc4bac