How To Install grml-rescueboot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grml-rescueboot on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 grml-rescueboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grml-rescueboot
How To Uninstall grml-rescueboot on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grml-rescueboot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
