How To Install loadlin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install loadlin on Debian 10.
What is loadlin
loadlin is:
LOADLIN-1.6 is highly adaptable to different DOS configurations, and now has very few loading restrictions. It makes use of extended memory and also can load big kernels (bzImages) and ramdisk images (initrd) directly high.
LOADLIN also can load out of Virtual-86 mode (which is normal when using EMS drivers) if a VCPI server is present.
The loadlin package also includes the freeramdisk program, which can return memory to the system when a ramdisk is no longer needed.
There are three methods to install loadlin on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install loadlin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install loadlin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install loadlin
Install loadlin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install loadlin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install loadlin
Install loadlin 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 loadlin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install loadlin
How To Uninstall loadlin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the loadlin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove loadlin
Uninstall loadlin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall loadlin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove loadlin
Remove loadlin Configurations and Data
To remove loadlin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge loadlin
Remove loadlin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove loadlin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge loadlin
Dependencies
loadlin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install loadlin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.