How To Install grub-rescue-pc on Debian 12

Learn how to install grub-rescue-pc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. grub-rescue-pc is GRUB bootable rescue images, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-rescue-pc on Debian 12.

What is grub-rescue-pc

grub-rescue-pc is:

This package contains three GRUB rescue images that have been built for use with the traditional PC/BIOS architecture:

  • grub-rescue-floppy.img: floppy image.
  • grub-rescue-cdrom.iso: El Torito CDROM image.
  • grub-rescue-usb.img: USB image.

There are three methods to install grub-rescue-pc on Debian 12. 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-rescue-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-rescue-pc using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install grub-rescue-pc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grub-rescue-pc

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

sudo aptitude -y install grub-rescue-pc

How To Uninstall grub-rescue-pc on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove grub-rescue-pc

Uninstall grub-rescue-pc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grub-rescue-pc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

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

Remove grub-rescue-pc Configurations and Data

To remove grub-rescue-pc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

grub-rescue-pc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-rescue-pc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.