How to Install and Uninstall vboot-kernel-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "vboot-kernel-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to install vboot-kernel-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vboot-kernel-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "vboot-kernel-utils" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall vboot-kernel-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: vboot-kernel-utils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 408
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Antonio Terceiro
Architecture: amd64
Source: vboot-utils
Version: 0~20121212-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vboot-utils/vboot-kernel-utils_0~20121212-3_amd64.deb
Size: 202248
MD5sum: 3045274e995a550bc114773f2a7d55d8
SHA1: 519640ccbb175afb62283313617e9cfdf7785cfe
SHA256: 58fe57f98dc086414c08d77cfc44d60e2177bc6ad2e40d8d7862e167aaf26d61
Description-en: Chrome OS verified boot utils required to sign kernels
This package provides the vbutil_kernel program required to sign custom
kernels in order to get them booted by Chrome OS devices (i.e. Chromebooks).
Developer keys are also provided.
Description-md5: 491d487b7dee86f0a091eaa3c564f0b3
Homepage: http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromiumos/platform/vboot_reference.git;a=summary
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu