How To Install grub-emu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-emu on Kali Linux. grub-emu is GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (emulated version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-emu on Kali Linux.

What is grub-emu

grub-emu is:

This package contains grub-emu, an emulated version of GRUB. It is only provided for debugging purposes.

There are three methods to install grub-emu 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 grub-emu 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-emu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grub-emu

Install grub-emu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grub-emu

Install grub-emu 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 grub-emu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grub-emu

How To Uninstall grub-emu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grub-emu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grub-emu

Uninstall grub-emu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-emu

Remove grub-emu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grub-emu

Remove grub-emu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-emu

Dependencies

grub-emu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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