How to Install and Uninstall grub2-common Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "grub2-common" package

Please follow the guidance below to install grub2-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall grub2-common on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: grub2-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: 1159
Depends: grub-common (= 2.02-2ubuntu8.23), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), 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-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.99-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.02-2ubuntu8.23_amd64.deb
Size: 533508
MD5sum: 299e84b191527811980f77024f12aed6
SHA1: e1a03a7d6e0e7bf259af3bc5d13e3d892e602fc3
SHA256: 01728b14114d16221a7a5d77782ffabfb60a38133c6af79c83822a27a08c05a2
SHA512: 3ba578652341e64ae3c2706a9fa721c12bc1295c2f20782ee4400fce03dd0e71d31263b5f32067cb3fb6d3fa8318c64375b155015356983b16cb3a03fe6230a1
Homepage: http://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-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y

Package: grub2-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: 1159
Depends: grub-common (= 2.02-2ubuntu8), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), 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-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.99-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.02-2ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 530276
MD5sum: 7b4f48275bcb8e85381a397d2c189433
SHA1: 3e83269ede83b8fad58544752c01d0bec84655d5
SHA256: 1b3204f4f589ae05143906d5ef52464b20676a90d69906c11e9bcf5266ab09e8
Homepage: http://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-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y