How To Install grub-xen on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is grub-xen

grub-xen 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.

This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for use with the Xen hypervisor (i.e. PV-GRUB). Installing this package indicates that this version of GRUB should be the active boot loader.

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

sudo apt-get -y install grub-xen

Install grub-xen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grub-xen

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

sudo aptitude -y install grub-xen

How To Uninstall grub-xen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove grub-xen

Uninstall grub-xen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-xen

Remove grub-xen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grub-xen

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

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

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

Dependencies

grub-xen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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