How to Install and Uninstall grub2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "grub2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install grub2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub2" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall grub2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub2 package on Kali Linux

Package: grub2
Version: 2.12-1+kali1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 12
Depends: grub-pc (= 2.12-1+kali1), grub-common (= 2.12-1+kali1)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Priority: optional
Section: oldlibs
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2_2.12-1+kali1_amd64.deb
Size: 2396
SHA256: 9910976470398b710e9e2f164a0f02ae9809c798c0a57f22f8aa2de6d767377b
SHA1: 695d572fd2a52ad236c9e14ceeea765ba984c684
MD5sum: 026fccfc9192476ef0dd22f0f36f7277
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package)
This is a dummy transitional package to handle GRUB 2 upgrades. It can be
safely removed.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers