Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-efi on Kali Linux.
What is syslinux-efi
syslinux-efi is:
syslinux is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT and NTFS
filesystems (SYSLINUX), Linux ext2/ext3/ext4, btrfs, and xfs filesystems
(EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).
This package contains the bootloader for the Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (EFI).
There are three methods to install syslinux-efi 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 syslinux-efi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-efi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install syslinux-efiInstall syslinux-efi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-efi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install syslinux-efi
Install syslinux-efi 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 syslinux-efi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install syslinux-efi
How To Uninstall syslinux-efi on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the syslinux-efi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove syslinux-efi
Uninstall syslinux-efi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall syslinux-efi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslinux-efi
Remove syslinux-efi Configurations and Data
To remove syslinux-efi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge syslinux-efi
Remove syslinux-efi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove syslinux-efi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslinux-efi
Dependencies
syslinux-efi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-efi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
