Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install di-netboot-assistant on Kali Linux.
What is di-netboot-assistant
di-netboot-assistant is:
di-netboot-assistant is a tool to simplify the preparation of files
for TFTP net booting. It downloads and extracts the files needed and
takes care of organizing them. The packaged netboot installer as well
as Debian Live ISO images are supported too. di-netboot-assistant
prepares a top level menu for PXElinux and grub-efi. This allows one to
choose from all installed netboot and Debian Live images at boot time.
di-netboot-assistant supports preseeding the installer in order to
set up systems completely automatically.
Install grub-efi-amd64-bin to build EFI boot images, and for secure
boot support install grub-efi-amd64-signed and shim-signed.
There are three methods to install di-netboot-assistant 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 di-netboot-assistant Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install di-netboot-assistant using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install di-netboot-assistantInstall di-netboot-assistant Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install di-netboot-assistant using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install di-netboot-assistantInstall di-netboot-assistant 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 di-netboot-assistant using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install di-netboot-assistant
How To Uninstall di-netboot-assistant on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the di-netboot-assistant package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove di-netboot-assistant
Uninstall di-netboot-assistant And Its Dependencies
To uninstall di-netboot-assistant and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove di-netboot-assistant
Remove di-netboot-assistant Configurations and Data
To remove di-netboot-assistant configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge di-netboot-assistant
Remove di-netboot-assistant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove di-netboot-assistant configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge di-netboot-assistant
Dependencies
di-netboot-assistant have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install di-netboot-assistant package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
