How to Install and Uninstall grub-emu Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "grub-emu" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install grub-emu on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub-emu
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub-emu" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall grub-emu on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-emu
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-emu package on Kali Linux

Package: grub-emu
Source: grub2
Version: 2.12-1+kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 14827
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libsdl2-2.0-0 (>= 2.0.12), grub-common (= 2.12-1+kali1)
Replaces: grub-common (<= 1.97~beta3-1)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-emu_2.12-1+kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 3047152
SHA256: f5dbd04be5f117742e1b3773385990a87fefc5308749e25027bbb7d5a50f81f3
SHA1: 451cfe94a8dc6e3f0b2e034fc5bb4ae3320208d0
MD5sum: 09f7deb4fa0385ec91ba9c674d8227e7
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (emulated version)
This package contains grub-emu, an emulated version of GRUB. It is only
provided for debugging purposes.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers