How To Install grml-rescueboot on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grml-rescueboot on Kali Linux.

What is grml-rescueboot

grml-rescueboot is:

This package provides a script for update-grub which looks for Grml ISO images in /boot/grml and automatically adds an entry for each image. The purpose is to use one of those images to boot a Grml rescue system without using a CD or USB stick.

There are three methods to install grml-rescueboot 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 grml-rescueboot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grml-rescueboot

Install grml-rescueboot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grml-rescueboot

Install grml-rescueboot 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 grml-rescueboot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grml-rescueboot

How To Uninstall grml-rescueboot on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grml-rescueboot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grml-rescueboot

Uninstall grml-rescueboot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grml-rescueboot

Remove grml-rescueboot Configurations and Data

To remove grml-rescueboot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grml-rescueboot

Remove grml-rescueboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grml-rescueboot

Dependencies

grml-rescueboot have the following dependencies:

• grub-pc

References

• grml-rescueboot website

Summary

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