How To Install coreboot-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install coreboot-utils on Debian 12.
What is coreboot-utils
coreboot-utils is:
Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) found in most computers. This package contains various utilities used to develop and configure systems with coreboot.
There are three methods to install coreboot-utils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install coreboot-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install coreboot-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install coreboot-utils
Install coreboot-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install coreboot-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install coreboot-utils
Install coreboot-utils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install coreboot-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install coreboot-utils
How To Uninstall coreboot-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the coreboot-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove coreboot-utils
Uninstall coreboot-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall coreboot-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove coreboot-utils
Remove coreboot-utils Configurations and Data
To remove coreboot-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge coreboot-utils
Remove coreboot-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove coreboot-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge coreboot-utils
Dependencies
coreboot-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install coreboot-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.