How To Install grub-choose-default on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-choose-default on Debian 9.
What is grub-choose-default
grub-choose-default is:
grub-choose-default gives you a GUI that you can use to easily select the next default for grub and you can go and grab a snack while your computer reboots without having to wait for anything.
It’s a very simple program that just reads your grub menu entries and then lets you click on the one you want to be the next default.
There are three methods to install grub-choose-default on Debian 9. 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-choose-default 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-choose-default using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub-choose-default
Install grub-choose-default Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-choose-default using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub-choose-default
Install grub-choose-default 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 grub-choose-default using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub-choose-default
How To Uninstall grub-choose-default on Debian 9
To uninstall only the grub-choose-default package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub-choose-default
Uninstall grub-choose-default And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub-choose-default and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-choose-default
Remove grub-choose-default Configurations and Data
To remove grub-choose-default configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub-choose-default
Remove grub-choose-default configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub-choose-default configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-choose-default
Dependencies
grub-choose-default have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-choose-default package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
