How to Install and Uninstall gummiboot Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gummiboot" package

Learn how to install gummiboot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall gummiboot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gummiboot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gummiboot package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gummiboot
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 246
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julian Andres Klode
Architecture: amd64
Version: 48-1
Depends: libblkid1 (>= 2.17.2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Pre-Depends: systemd
Filename: pool/universe/g/gummiboot/gummiboot_48-1_amd64.deb
Size: 50678
MD5sum: 3411927c174773bdfa363603dbba18b1
SHA1: 353ae6249951337f4ddd9ff496c2239e7e91bdab
SHA256: 82ea104f6048259e887e6a329dad865c6a338d642d98ba085be8ef9bc26f3bb8
Description-en: Simple UEFI bootloader
gummiboot is a simple UEFI bootloader which executes EFI images. In contrast
to other bootloaders like grub, gummiboot requires all configuration files,
kernels, and initramfs to reside on the ESP; and kernels need to be built
with CONFIG_EFI_STUB.
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Using gummiboot, multiple installations of Linux can share a single boot
loader.
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This package takes care of creating the configuration files and copying the
kernels to the ESP partition. It requires a mounted efivarfs for proper
functionality.
Description-md5: 57e1336d864f4d28a72fd0257439357b
Built-Using: gnu-efi (= 3.0v-5ubuntu1)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu