How to Install and Uninstall grub2 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "grub2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install grub2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall grub2 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub2 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: grub2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu35.6
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: grub-pc (= 2.04-1ubuntu35.6), grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu35.6)
Filename: pool/universe/g/grub2/grub2_2.04-1ubuntu35.6_amd64.deb
Size: 2580
MD5sum: 9e68f1f19bb1b0ed388ba525266dd41c
SHA1: 38d457ec4c570e670e89efffe5a16a574199da1d
SHA256: dd049a9a7878d94fe5f70a13efc2286cc0603b9b5c2bb6837ab82d9191e0a7d1
SHA512: a4eb655d66e503094a54c65c4200ccadc4df62ecdd339e9fe1e5e7645a1e87f5727c635d0d72ab4c706607bbd0387e7c99296feff1b648313a8b9025880cea06
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package)
This is a dummy transitional package to handle GRUB 2 upgrades. It can be
safely removed.
Description-md5: bbb470013d1f2450dba730f10fbd09b4

Package: grub2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu35
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: grub-pc (= 2.04-1ubuntu35), grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu35)
Filename: pool/universe/g/grub2/grub2_2.04-1ubuntu35_amd64.deb
Size: 2576
MD5sum: 14ae89e9ec355ab79a6cf52f00e2a598
SHA1: 900bd254b52f4a785071932e49a354dad2495b7c
SHA256: e14e4ae33c312c4a07345b398f8df227fa0b70a1909aba0c51479cf83b0ac0a3
SHA512: c2b777dcf3a7cfe4ca6d0f385e5264f5a47ea6396909327fe2a130384d4e0be15e9410af675f6bf0a4057e18d2d4e738df366180d255fedb21cfcd4fd4665dbe
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package)
This is a dummy transitional package to handle GRUB 2 upgrades. It can be
safely removed.
Description-md5: bbb470013d1f2450dba730f10fbd09b4