How To Install multiboot on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 multiboot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install multiboot

How To Uninstall multiboot on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove multiboot

Remove multiboot Configurations and Data

To remove multiboot configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• dpkg

References

• multiboot website

Summary

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