How to Install ovmf software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install ovmf software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

ovmf software package provides UEFI firmware for virtual machines, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ovmf 

ovmf is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ovmf package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ovmf *

You will get with ovmf package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ovmf package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Miscellaneous
Package ovmf
Version 0~20131112.2590861a-2
Description UEFI firmware for virtual machines
Sub Section misc


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ovmf software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?