How To Install grub-imageboot on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-imageboot on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-imageboot package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
