How To Install grub-pc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-pc on Debian 9.
What is grub-pc
grub-pc 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 a version of GRUB that has been built for use with traditional PC/BIOS architecture.
There are three methods to install grub-pc 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-pc 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub-pc
Install grub-pc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-pc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub-pc
Install grub-pc 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-pc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub-pc
How To Uninstall grub-pc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the grub-pc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub-pc
Uninstall grub-pc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub-pc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-pc
Remove grub-pc Configurations and Data
To remove grub-pc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub-pc
Remove grub-pc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub-pc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-pc
Dependencies
grub-pc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-pc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.