How To Install grub-disk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-disk on Debian 9.
What is grub-disk
grub-disk is:
This is a dummy transitional package to handle upgrades. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install grub-disk 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-disk 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-disk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub-disk
Install grub-disk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-disk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub-disk
Install grub-disk 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-disk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub-disk
How To Uninstall grub-disk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the grub-disk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub-disk
Uninstall grub-disk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub-disk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-disk
Remove grub-disk Configurations and Data
To remove grub-disk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub-disk
Remove grub-disk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub-disk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-disk
Dependencies
grub-disk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-disk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
