Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pxelinux on Kali Linux.
What is pxelinux
pxelinux 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 PXE network boots (PXELINUX).
There are three methods to install pxelinux 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 pxelinux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pxelinux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pxelinuxInstall pxelinux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pxelinux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pxelinuxInstall pxelinux 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 pxelinux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pxelinux
How To Uninstall pxelinux on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pxelinux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pxelinux
Uninstall pxelinux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pxelinux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pxelinux
Remove pxelinux Configurations and Data
To remove pxelinux configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pxelinux
Remove pxelinux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pxelinux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pxelinux
Dependencies
pxelinux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pxelinux package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
