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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "shim" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install shim on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall shim on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: shim
Architecture: amd64
Version: 15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3771
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.33~)
Filename: pool/main/s/shim/shim_15+1552672080.a4a1fbe-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 579548
MD5sum: 2477b11cd4978b39b078ff2018243a1b
SHA1: 8c97c93960f580f0f39808baa8f14ea0ddcec051
SHA256: 8bb5a36973cc815c80b4c7a68e565b01ac1954194ca615171ccb2b29cd59a251
SHA512: b3adb98b2379a061733cb70fcf437238e329d7f3ccdfc4ccc9e96e707c57b699180f140f1be62558748dcde8d1ae13a7002aba87b110ddcf5a8918220b9e9dec
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
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core
Supported: 5y

Package: shim
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 2590
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-0ubuntu2
Filename: pool/main/s/shim/shim_0.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 442978
MD5sum: 1915dc237a738b6f5c1f3adfe997809d
SHA1: 0414de26585c0d8391afba52cfe19df67d2f14d1
SHA256: e88da9c15f1920eac2d1ae9ed440d7036e9acdd660f88d4df2063b36d6bf38c3
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core