How to Install and Uninstall grub-common Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "grub-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install grub-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall grub-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02-2ubuntu8.23
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: 12072
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), gettext-base, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: os-prober (>= 1.33)
Suggests: multiboot-doc, grub-emu, xorriso (>= 0.5.6.pl00), desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), console-setup
Breaks: apport (<< 2.1.1), friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), lupin-support (<< 0.55), mdadm (<< 2.6.7-2)
Replaces: grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi (<< 1.99-1), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.00-4), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.96+20080831-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.02-2ubuntu8.23_amd64.deb
Size: 1771720
MD5sum: b4e2861c45d282f61ce0dd0773199db9
SHA1: 8c8323c67240baeaa1d95f252f6b56e01a123cdc
SHA256: 405e407e40d155626ab2f3caf8cfa12373bf86f65564adeead4c956caae86910
SHA512: 9bcc6a0367ed81b3e918fbd045c0cf76c6dd2d6e78e4cb5ababdf42dd88deb195b4b112fe306db0f2b3716566e170b6c8046df715285f64b2dadcfcdcd605225
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02-2ubuntu8
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: 12028
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), gettext-base, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: os-prober (>= 1.33)
Suggests: multiboot-doc, grub-emu, xorriso (>= 0.5.6.pl00), desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), console-setup
Breaks: apport (<< 2.1.1), friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), lupin-support (<< 0.55), mdadm (<< 2.6.7-2)
Replaces: grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi (<< 1.99-1), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.00-4), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.96+20080831-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 1770188
MD5sum: eb860bb6a0509275133b4ba067089729
SHA1: 3b7f7bc320994bed56d60a75367f5e5c9b5ba8ef
SHA256: e49813af96a4a44b8b0e77208e679082c3f68800983c516ad3bed0424418aeb3
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y