How To Install multiboot on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install multiboot on Debian 11.
What is multiboot
multiboot is:
This specification, created in 1995, describes a method of loading various multiboot kernels using a single compliant boot loader (such as GNU GRUB) on i386-based computers.
It is used by a variety of kernel images, such as the Hurd, Xen, or NetBSD kernels.
An example implementation of a Multiboot kernel is provided.
For an example implementation of a Multiboot loader, check GRUB Legacy (grub-legacy package), or GRUB 2 (grub-pc package, and others).
There are three methods to install multiboot on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install multiboot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install multiboot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install multiboot
Install multiboot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install multiboot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install multiboot
Install multiboot 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 multiboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install multiboot
How To Uninstall multiboot on Debian 11
To uninstall only the multiboot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove multiboot
Uninstall multiboot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall multiboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove multiboot
Remove multiboot Configurations and Data
To remove multiboot configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge multiboot
Remove multiboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove multiboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge multiboot
Dependencies
multiboot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install multiboot package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.