How To Install acpi-override-initramfs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-override-initramfs on Kali Linux.

What is acpi-override-initramfs

acpi-override-initramfs is:

Linux supports overriding ACPI tables by adding them in the very beginning of initrd.

This package works as an initramfs-tools hook to add ACPI tables found at /var/lib/acpi-override/.

There are three methods to install acpi-override-initramfs 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 acpi-override-initramfs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install acpi-override-initramfs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install acpi-override-initramfs

Install acpi-override-initramfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install acpi-override-initramfs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install acpi-override-initramfs

Install acpi-override-initramfs 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 acpi-override-initramfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install acpi-override-initramfs

How To Uninstall acpi-override-initramfs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the acpi-override-initramfs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove acpi-override-initramfs

Uninstall acpi-override-initramfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove acpi-override-initramfs

Remove acpi-override-initramfs Configurations and Data

To remove acpi-override-initramfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge acpi-override-initramfs

Remove acpi-override-initramfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove acpi-override-initramfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge acpi-override-initramfs

Dependencies

acpi-override-initramfs have the following dependencies:

• initramfs-tools-core

References

• acpi-override-initramfs website

Summary

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