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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "ipxe" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ipxe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ipxe on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ipxe
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1.2
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: 2516
Depends: ipxe-qemu, grub-ipxe
Filename: pool/main/i/ipxe/ipxe_1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1.2_all.deb
Size: 1069710
MD5sum: 22625887eac7f9a01dd347b93dd126c1
SHA1: 73d22e609ef74134b5b6133e091143808e883981
SHA256: 73dc535f32ac60baef0b5e9da6391f351bb27c7650d0ee2553ba1f91e23483eb
SHA512: 8c269bf16cc983ed1cab03080d00cc561376faba5d6b14c3fbacc4e74b52d9b400d9e6a09a466d945572e7f3c3a9496bcfdcaadd103b835b49a23d6e7d1cdbfc
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
Supported: 5y

Package: ipxe
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 2516
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bastian Blank
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1
Depends: ipxe-qemu, grub-ipxe
Filename: pool/main/i/ipxe/ipxe_1.0.0+git-20150424.a25a16d-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 1068668
MD5sum: ddf728a4482551036d13968981d8ae7c
SHA1: 0f0a76a039e3be657b9261398a758ae7040ab275
SHA256: ec65d385a7d23e515102b10e8592a0567a5459074bf9303f4f3eeda4d42d8981
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.
.
It is possible to use iPXE as a PXE ROM in the network card or to
chainload it from other boot methods.
.
This package provides boot code for all supported network cards in one
binary and several bootable formats.
Description-md5: 464080e9cd2fc9e60db75303b8932264
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://ipxe.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m