How to Install and Uninstall grub-pc Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "grub-pc" package

This tutorial shows how to install grub-pc on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall grub-pc on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-pc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-pc package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: grub-pc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12-1ubuntu4
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: 579
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.12-1ubuntu4), grub2-common (= 2.12-1ubuntu4), grub-pc-bin (= 2.12-1ubuntu4), ucf, grub-gfxpayload-lists
Conflicts: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-xen
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (<< 2.12-1ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_2.12-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 137078
MD5sum: ad2705314a3fd66ce5cacc077d376b49
SHA1: 7f04b2b001f4547f0a46dd0d7437a5427bd62a66
SHA256: 7187fd460e89fbb5b464e89b5ee0fc319d346ed06094b84dbebad7471871ffa4
SHA512: 16408bb01f5fe8afc5d4ae846e9ca753cb123923ae0194f9a5460d3cbbfa60b1d2de51251d8f0f7902582e2f70ce2a9d3412e5ae3f3ed4a70fcd6a2f38aa358e
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
Description-md5: 55663e0e8d42f469d665f9cc0013b733
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live, ubuntu-unity-live, edubuntu-live, ubuntucinnamon-live