How To Install mbr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mbr

mbr is:

The MBR is used in booting operating systems from the hard disk. It runs first, then transfers control to the operating system’s loader which transfers control to the kernel.

There are three methods to install mbr 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 mbr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mbr

Install mbr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mbr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mbr

Install mbr 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 mbr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mbr

How To Uninstall mbr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mbr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mbr

Uninstall mbr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbr

Remove mbr Configurations and Data

To remove mbr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mbr

Remove mbr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbr

Dependencies

mbr have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mbr website

Summary

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