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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "vgabios" package

This tutorial shows how to install vgabios on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vgabios
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "vgabios" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall vgabios on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vgabios
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the vgabios package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: vgabios
Priority: extra
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 355
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7a-5
Conflicts: bochs (<< 2.1.1+20040903-1)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vgabios/vgabios_0.7a-5_all.deb
Size: 30528
MD5sum: 449585bae2119482ce38b3ee5099a793
SHA1: 1305037256dd167469113d6e0ce09d379809e8a7
SHA256: c09b0046183790dcf64e7d9e8ead2b5042dd1543ce384d83229f3f4ef2fa3caf
Description-en: VGA BIOS software for the Bochs and Qemu emulated VGA card
The goal of this project is to provide a Video BIOS for Bochs and Qemu.
This VGA BIOS is very specific to the bochs/qemu emulated VGA card.
.
WARNING: It is NOT meant to drive a physical vga card. You will probably
fry it if you try. You have been warned.
Description-md5: 668e611077a83ff99de0f881df99855f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/vgabios/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu