How To Install loadlin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install loadlin on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 loadlin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install loadlin

How To Uninstall loadlin on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove loadlin

Remove loadlin Configurations and Data

To remove loadlin configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• loadlin website

Summary

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