How To Install grub-imageboot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-imageboot on Kali Linux. grub-imageboot is boot iso, harddisk and floppy images with grub2 and syslinux memdisk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-imageboot on Kali Linux.

What is grub-imageboot

grub-imageboot is:

This package installs a grub hook which integrates iso, harddisk and floppy images into the grub menu.

memdisk can’t boot every image see http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/MEMDISK for its limitations.

There are three methods to install grub-imageboot 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 grub-imageboot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install grub-imageboot using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grub-imageboot

Install grub-imageboot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grub-imageboot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grub-imageboot

Install grub-imageboot 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 grub-imageboot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grub-imageboot

How To Uninstall grub-imageboot on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grub-imageboot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grub-imageboot

Uninstall grub-imageboot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-imageboot

Remove grub-imageboot Configurations and Data

To remove grub-imageboot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grub-imageboot

Remove grub-imageboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove grub-imageboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-imageboot

Dependencies

grub-imageboot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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