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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "sgabios" package

Please follow the steps below to install sgabios on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall sgabios on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sgabios
Priority: optional
Section: universe/otherosfs
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Beyer
Architecture: all
Version: 0.0~svn8-3
Replaces: qemu-system-x86 (<= 1.5.0+dfsg-5)
Filename: pool/universe/s/sgabios/sgabios_0.0~svn8-3_all.deb
Size: 7280
MD5sum: 7d3a655ca357c38457db3ade0bd0f982
SHA1: 0c42448548de9d099841260d5bca99b988fbac2f
SHA256: cd9cab5a5f8cfdd0fcdfa436d98bf99c7cb757825f9e2b1e7fc2627b52159c0b
Description-en: bios option rom to provide legacy serial console for x86
The Google Serial Graphics Adapter BIOS or SGABIOS provides a means for
legacy x86 software to communicate with an attached serial console as if
a video card were attached. SGABIOS is designed to be inserted into a BIOS
as an option rom to provide over a serial port the display and input
capabilities normally handled by a VGA adapter and a keyboard. SGABIOS
can be used to feature OS independent serial console redirection in Qemu.
Description-md5: adeaff5812f921c2403df87081b46ec4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/sgabios/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu