How To Install cbootimage on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cbootimage on Kali Linux.
What is cbootimage
This package contains two programs to parse the boot config table (bct) of Tegra SoC based devices and to generate a new bct with appended bootloader (e.g. u-boot) read to be flashed to a storage device. The boot config table is used in the early boot process to setup the sdhci, DRAM memory controller and also points to the position of the bootloader.
There are three ways to install cbootimage 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 cbootimage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cbootimage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cbootimage
Install cbootimage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cbootimage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cbootimage
Install cbootimage 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cbootimage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cbootimage
How To Uninstall cbootimage on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cbootimage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cbootimage
Uninstall cbootimage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cbootimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cbootimage
Remove cbootimage Configurations and Data
To remove cbootimage configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cbootimage
Remove cbootimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cbootimage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cbootimage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cbootimage using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.