How To Install ostree-boot on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree-boot on Kali Linux.
What is ostree-boot
ostree-boot is:
libostree provides a library and tools for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. See the ostree package’s description for more details.
This package contains configuration snippets and executables needed to boot a Debian derivative from a libostree filesystem deployment. This integration currently has some limitations:
- the initramfs must have been made using dracut
- the boot loader must be one that is supported by libostree, currently GNU GRUB 2, syslinux/extlinux or Das U-Boot
There are three methods to install ostree-boot 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 ostree-boot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ostree-boot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ostree-bootInstall ostree-boot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ostree-boot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ostree-bootInstall ostree-boot 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ostree-boot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ostree-bootHow To Uninstall ostree-boot on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ostree-boot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ostree-bootUninstall ostree-boot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ostree-boot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ostree-bootRemove ostree-boot Configurations and Data
To remove ostree-boot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ostree-bootRemove ostree-boot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ostree-boot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ostree-bootDependencies
ostree-boot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ostree-boot package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
