How To Install bootparamd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bootparamd on Kali Linux.

What is bootparamd

bootparamd is:

bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless clients necessary for booting. It consults the /etc/bootparams file to find the information it needs.

There are three methods to install bootparamd 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 bootparamd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bootparamd

Install bootparamd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bootparamd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bootparamd

Install bootparamd 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 bootparamd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bootparamd

How To Uninstall bootparamd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bootparamd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bootparamd

Uninstall bootparamd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bootparamd

Remove bootparamd Configurations and Data

To remove bootparamd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bootparamd

Remove bootparamd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bootparamd

Dependencies

bootparamd have the following dependencies:

• portmap
• libc6

References

• bootparamd website

Summary

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