How To Install live-boot-initramfs-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-boot-initramfs-tools on Kali Linux.

What is live-boot-initramfs-tools

live-boot-initramfs-tools is:

The Debian Live project maintains the components to build Debian based Live systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.

live-boot contains the components to configure a live system during the boot process (early userspace). Do not install this package on your regular system, it is only meant to be used in a live image.

This package contains the initramfs-tools backend.

There are three methods to install live-boot-initramfs-tools 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 live-boot-initramfs-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install live-boot-initramfs-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install live-boot-initramfs-tools

Install live-boot-initramfs-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install live-boot-initramfs-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install live-boot-initramfs-tools

Install live-boot-initramfs-tools 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 live-boot-initramfs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install live-boot-initramfs-tools

How To Uninstall live-boot-initramfs-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the live-boot-initramfs-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove live-boot-initramfs-tools

Uninstall live-boot-initramfs-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall live-boot-initramfs-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove live-boot-initramfs-tools

Remove live-boot-initramfs-tools Configurations and Data

To remove live-boot-initramfs-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge live-boot-initramfs-tools

Remove live-boot-initramfs-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove live-boot-initramfs-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge live-boot-initramfs-tools

Dependencies

live-boot-initramfs-tools have the following dependencies:

• busybox
• initramfs-tools
• udev

References

• live-boot-initramfs-tools website

Summary

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