How To Install grub-pc-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-pc-bin on Kali Linux. grub-pc-bin is GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS modules)

Introduction

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

What is grub-pc-bin

grub-pc-bin is:

GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:

  • Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
  • Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
  • Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking update-grub.
  • VESA-based graphical mode with background image support and complete 24-bit color set.
  • Support for extended charsets. Users can write UTF-8 text to their menu entries.

This package contains GRUB modules that have been built for use with the traditional PC/BIOS architecture. It can be installed in parallel with other flavours, but will not automatically install GRUB as the active boot loader nor automatically update grub.cfg on upgrade unless grub-pc is also installed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install grub-pc-bin

Install grub-pc-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grub-pc-bin

Install grub-pc-bin 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-pc-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grub-pc-bin

How To Uninstall grub-pc-bin on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove grub-pc-bin

Uninstall grub-pc-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-pc-bin

Remove grub-pc-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grub-pc-bin

Remove grub-pc-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-pc-bin

Dependencies

grub-pc-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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