How To Install mkelfimage on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mkelfimage

mkelfimage is:

mkelfImage is a program that makes an ELF boot image from a Linux kernel image.

The image should work with any i386 multiboot compliant ELF boot loader that passes no option. The image is compliant with the coreboot (previously LinuxBIOS) ELF booting spec and compatible with the Linux kexec kernel patch.

A key feature of mkelfImage is that nothing relies upon BIOS calls, but they can be made when necessary. This is useful for systems running on coreboot.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkelfimage

Install mkelfimage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkelfimage

Install mkelfimage 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 mkelfimage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkelfimage

How To Uninstall mkelfimage on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mkelfimage

Uninstall mkelfimage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkelfimage

Remove mkelfimage Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkelfimage

Remove mkelfimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkelfimage

Dependencies

mkelfimage have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• mkelfimage website

Summary

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