How to Install and Uninstall grub-common Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "grub-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install grub-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall grub-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26.17
Built-Using: lzo2 (= 2.10-2)
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: 13340
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, 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
Conflicts: init-select
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), init-select
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.04-1ubuntu26.17_amd64.deb
Size: 1871752
MD5sum: f9f36aed598fcca5b2a73d1a2f43f468
SHA1: 0ffcfff2bda47929c96574c59bca122428f6afbe
SHA256: 489a33cf7f079e14b9295761df63ba0b8dacd4a2290525c2947aba3e4dad9a8e
SHA512: 25a26fea9fb230b80049845b77b5ebc8efad087fd57d7b8affe107689211f287139cab1189df76830e011fdb3512cca2c80a5273b557ae4455b72366deda219d
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26.12
Built-Using: lzo2 (= 2.10-2)
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: 13336
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, 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
Conflicts: init-select
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), init-select
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.04-1ubuntu26.12_amd64.deb
Size: 1874604
MD5sum: 294b25298d7c5a412f392ac1e7db03cd
SHA1: 0549a32b23c28559b00bdf3400089b57e498b56d
SHA256: ab5843ca0a2851ace36cc272ad72d94a4ad0a3e8e046d4bb3812a455e39337c1
SHA512: d2875f728ce7bd5eadd249b53e238852061d22fcae2ee37473b9a0f243c86592fa6495ee873a02f6817cfda37c48dbaa0d0773bbeb3d43a00acefadb33bc57ec
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub-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: 13272
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), 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
Conflicts: init-select
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), init-select
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.04-1ubuntu26_amd64.deb
Size: 1852632
MD5sum: 8d0df6cf86d4233a101cd1a7360d493c
SHA1: 60ef8bddfd318bf954e3b658347daf2b494312f1
SHA256: 4f67ac9d8790c192aed168b59cc640e5f82a977f4f8a005e0a28f2b7238d687b
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live