How to Install and Uninstall bootcd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "bootcd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install bootcd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bootcd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bootcd" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall bootcd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bootcd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bootcd package on Kali Linux

Package: bootcd
Version: 6.8
Installed-Size: 424
Maintainer: Bernd Schumacher
Architecture: all
Depends: busybox | busybox-static | busybox-cvs | busybox-cvs-static, cpio, dosfstools, e2fsprogs, fdisk | util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~), file, genisoimage, initramfs-tools, grub-efi-amd64-bin, isolinux, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), rsync, shellia (>= 5.9), syslinux, syslinux-common, xorriso, uuid-runtime
Recommends: wodim
Suggests: ssh, discover | discover1, elilo, aufs-tools
Conflicts: bootcd-backup, bootcd-i386, bootcd-ia64, bootcd-mkinitramfs
Size: 85668
SHA256: 50a932016669a6c2a7e5c5ea5b0e06104f38e49a1fa422d6779e6508a3e2519e
SHA1: 86d426f7b3b82f1e021560943b49a2f9d2823a8d
MD5sum: 24acbac068e56e2bf2ba3dce4aa88bf3
Description: bootcd tools can copy a running or mounted Debian system.
Different boot configuration are supportet (efi, old bios, secure boot).
bootcdwrite creates an ISO life-cd file called bootcd using an overlayfs.
bootcdflopcp writes changes from overlayfs to floppy disk, when running from bootcd.
bootcd2disk writes bootable disks (with or without lvm, ext2, ext3, ext4, vfat, swap).
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::boot, admin::filesystem, hardware::storage:cd,
hardware::storage:floppy, role::app-data, role::program, scope::utility
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bootcd/bootcd_6.8_all.deb