How To Install grub-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-doc on Debian 9.
What is grub-doc
grub-doc is:
This is a dummy transitional package to handle upgrades. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install grub-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grub-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub-doc
Install grub-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub-doc
Install grub-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub-doc
How To Uninstall grub-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the grub-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub-doc
Uninstall grub-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-doc
Remove grub-doc Configurations and Data
To remove grub-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub-doc
Remove grub-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-doc
Dependencies
grub-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.