How to Install and Uninstall grub2-common Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "grub2-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install grub2-common on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall grub2-common on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub2-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub2-common package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: grub2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26.15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1310
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.15), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2~), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2~), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.04-1ubuntu26.15_amd64.deb
Size: 591544
MD5sum: 65db9eee594c5948faa17852399f848e
SHA1: 4abf76570a82d0f85fe14ffcac2867a25be327db
SHA256: 37afb373f51d34095e818ecd8fbe2ea5e5ecd98c12c7979b3b1b5086aea2ca4a
SHA512: cc7ac853639e2358ecab39da3ff78d191c218d49b4799153ed1659fe796c28a66c5b94e48630cd3ba03c23ea9480ba943fdbd3fcae8fb422aff492d8ef198fab
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
Description-md5: a969e6536e745e177a340b30bdb5ba3f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26.12
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1310
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.12), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2~), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.2~), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.04-1ubuntu26.12_amd64.deb
Size: 590548
MD5sum: 43cccffedc7f6bf499f46d86c3791194
SHA1: 88778a471395cb9d41109c1594840e3d614435f2
SHA256: 530c53df760d1865691b6ee8128265b4cc37d0b92f30510e774a793e89a2219a
SHA512: dbe24ea2ea84cd27cc7ea11abdcd5b8deddfde85b783e9ae6f930a95523427b074a64681a29fb072653f58ed6b12a2321d7df78ef8c03af39511baf4f8fd65a4
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
Description-md5: a969e6536e745e177a340b30bdb5ba3f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1310
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.04-1ubuntu26_amd64.deb
Size: 589024
MD5sum: 8eb09cf5c41f74ad07071b5932255fd8
SHA1: 4b963b72269a768467794953997224afbc3f823f
SHA256: 02b74290aede12026e94b08fc3fcc3ab896e11a50aa732af5e3a37850f177803
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
Description-md5: a969e6536e745e177a340b30bdb5ba3f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live