How To Install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux. pv-grub-menu is Creates a menu.lst file for PV-GRUB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux.

What is pv-grub-menu

pv-grub-menu is:

PV-GRUB is a utility of the vitualisation platform Xen, to boot virtual machines with their own kernel. This package maintains a configuration file in /boot/grub/menu.lst, that is read by PV-GRUB. It does nothing else, which means that it is not suitable for booting non-virtual systems.

There are three methods to install pv-grub-menu 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 pv-grub-menu Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pv-grub-menu

Install pv-grub-menu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pv-grub-menu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pv-grub-menu

Install pv-grub-menu 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 pv-grub-menu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pv-grub-menu

How To Uninstall pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pv-grub-menu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pv-grub-menu

Uninstall pv-grub-menu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pv-grub-menu

Remove pv-grub-menu Configurations and Data

To remove pv-grub-menu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pv-grub-menu

Remove pv-grub-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pv-grub-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pv-grub-menu

Dependencies

pv-grub-menu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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