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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "grub-pc" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install grub-pc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall grub-pc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: grub-pc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu26.17
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: 554
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.17), grub2-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.17), grub-pc-bin (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.17), 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 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu26.17)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_2.04-1ubuntu26.17_amd64.deb
Size: 124744
MD5sum: 2728e24e627a798da0c94ed1966fbcde
SHA1: e49a669a8471f960aa4082ebceea7fb7d32e334f
SHA256: ec88bc462cde7361422154acc154b1c253eccc0d8ccdbcfde6b10d40e20ca60e
SHA512: d9c6d950e043523bcbb5433f0b26c387ea04e4c83eaf2f85b2be7a7558221304d4582b6d3454a558934a4ae67ef20cd833d7c5ea34ec20bf7da52811ad35d2e7
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, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub-pc
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: 554
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.12), grub2-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.12), grub-pc-bin (= 2.04-1ubuntu26.12), 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 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu26.12)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_2.04-1ubuntu26.12_amd64.deb
Size: 124752
MD5sum: fa18c4096d80d2ec186bd861a7083e02
SHA1: 3ad959cd3f71c9c337174865e897334ff25c7e26
SHA256: 9366196c95eb2e09260dae80f74de5384ed9751e2aa6e42a285cb5320b1077e4
SHA512: 931d1c7e7a8cc592e690c241c195b6b1fe189e9e97533661d71e185ef9b169656b66a5fed73a10cbc85ebe7d1e6c0973fb6b1cb6ce30cf7f18ac387a56bf860e
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, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub-pc
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: 554
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26), grub2-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu26), grub-pc-bin (= 2.04-1ubuntu26), 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 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu26)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_2.04-1ubuntu26_amd64.deb
Size: 124692
MD5sum: 95392dcd387b86c14dfba0a610ff0132
SHA1: b07c3186a3b53fc9d9e22dbf0be8934690e65c80
SHA256: 2aa39f78d746c09631e8f7101712fa5c883bf334fd49b4d951857cacb6da8cbd
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, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live