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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "grub2-common" package

Please follow the instructions below to install grub2-common on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

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


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: grub2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu35.6
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: 1310
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu35.6), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.04-1ubuntu35.6_amd64.deb
Size: 590552
MD5sum: b282eab210883a44716028b038b4637c
SHA1: 22f30de57f78d7f818fbf448db80fa4ab41e371c
SHA256: f35523b23a77dea60d59089e3be2d2afa55c1a4fedafe1c8fea0d40e3a04fd30
SHA512: cf074244d4118cbcedc7c49db9f9bdcf1ac6fb9bda963f3000c1cac3d27dd5f0dd416c3c6a521e5f10cfbdd334a96b14592d4d489abeabf038e4b7a15b0aafe2
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB.
The files in this package are specific to GRUB 2, and would break GRUB
Legacy if installed on the same system.
Description-md5: a969e6536e745e177a340b30bdb5ba3f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live

Package: grub2-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu35
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: 1310
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu35), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libefiboot1 (>= 37), libefivar1 (>= 37), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614)
Conflicts: grub-legacy
Breaks: grub (<< 0.97-54), grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), shim (<< 13)
Replaces: grub, grub-cloud-amd64 (<< 0.0.4), grub-common (<< 1.99-1), grub-coreboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-arm64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-legacy, grub-legacy-doc (<< 0.97-29ubuntu60), grub-pc (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-uboot (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-xen (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.02+dfsg1-7)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.04-1ubuntu35_amd64.deb
Size: 590188
MD5sum: c38b979098b7450fe4399094ecf55de1
SHA1: 9f6dae745708d22aa6764091140d56e84c309e19
SHA256: 87d35502762f0ca2e7cabfde994affdd011fdc404c5e33f13b97b524bcd07931
SHA512: a205a4b40117904fde9e4c356bb84aa0f98982ffa72c059d90bdf161b1f98e680429185943008b8ae733ab40f3e897bf825bad4e6561cacdcd48403a523f38dd
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB.
The files in this package are specific to GRUB 2, and would break GRUB
Legacy if installed on the same system.
Description-md5: a969e6536e745e177a340b30bdb5ba3f
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live