How To Install grub2-common-dbgsym on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-common-dbgsym on Kali Linux.

What is grub2-common-dbgsym

grub2-common-dbgsym is:

There are three methods to install grub2-common-dbgsym 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 grub2-common-dbgsym Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install grub2-common-dbgsym using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grub2-common-dbgsym

Install grub2-common-dbgsym Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grub2-common-dbgsym using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grub2-common-dbgsym

Install grub2-common-dbgsym 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 grub2-common-dbgsym using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grub2-common-dbgsym

How To Uninstall grub2-common-dbgsym on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grub2-common-dbgsym package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grub2-common-dbgsym

Uninstall grub2-common-dbgsym And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grub2-common-dbgsym and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub2-common-dbgsym

Remove grub2-common-dbgsym Configurations and Data

To remove grub2-common-dbgsym configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grub2-common-dbgsym

Remove grub2-common-dbgsym configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove grub2-common-dbgsym configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub2-common-dbgsym

Dependencies

grub2-common-dbgsym have the following dependencies:

• grub2-common

References

• grub2-common-dbgsym website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-common-dbgsym package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.