How To Install pxe-kexec on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pxe-kexec on Kali Linux. pxe-kexec is Fetch PXE configuration file and netboot using kexec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pxe-kexec on Kali Linux.

What is pxe-kexec

pxe-kexec is:

Tool that fetches PXE configuration file (SysLinux’ PXELinux format), prompts the user for a boot entry (label), (supports interactive editing of the kernel parameters), downloads the selected kernel and initrd over the network using TFTP, FTP or HTTP and finally reboots into the kernel using kexec.

There are three methods to install pxe-kexec 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 pxe-kexec Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pxe-kexec

Install pxe-kexec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pxe-kexec

Install pxe-kexec 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 pxe-kexec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pxe-kexec

How To Uninstall pxe-kexec on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pxe-kexec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pxe-kexec

Uninstall pxe-kexec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pxe-kexec

Remove pxe-kexec Configurations and Data

To remove pxe-kexec configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pxe-kexec

Remove pxe-kexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pxe-kexec

Dependencies

pxe-kexec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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