How To Install qemu-efi-arm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-efi-arm on Kali Linux.

What is qemu-efi-arm

qemu-efi-arm is:

qemu-efi-arm is a build of EDK II for 32-bit ARM virtual machines. It
includes full support for UEFI, including Secure Boot.

There are three methods to install qemu-efi-arm on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qemu-efi-arm Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qemu-efi-arm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qemu-efi-arm

Install qemu-efi-arm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qemu-efi-arm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qemu-efi-arm

Install qemu-efi-arm Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install qemu-efi-arm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qemu-efi-arm

How To Uninstall qemu-efi-arm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qemu-efi-arm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qemu-efi-arm

Uninstall qemu-efi-arm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qemu-efi-arm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-efi-arm

Remove qemu-efi-arm Configurations and Data

To remove qemu-efi-arm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-efi-arm

Remove qemu-efi-arm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qemu-efi-arm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-efi-arm

Dependencies

qemu-efi-arm have the following dependencies:

References

• qemu-efi-arm website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-efi-arm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.