How to Install and Uninstall grub-efi Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "grub-efi" package

Please follow the guidance below to install grub-efi on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub-efi
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub-efi" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall grub-efi on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-efi
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-efi package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: grub-efi
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu45
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
Depends: grub-common (= 2.04-1ubuntu45), grub-efi-amd64 (>= 2.04-1ubuntu45)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi_2.04-1ubuntu45_amd64.deb
Size: 2592
MD5sum: 7ff9e2f68b403a3acb87d71b44bcc674
SHA1: 85b7fcaff16f5217b207ad229a57ca6af9a7b15f
SHA256: 540e5b15857a4dc01b8d6776d9b07fc3417319625c0d27c722f436ee6fe78c61
SHA512: bdca4dc5a1814032e79a795f2fdd087c3af0f3ed2dfffe366cb0dd0baebf0896c555db29a6bcac7a264bd76d34692f6f3b1eb912f21c835cef679767418dd25d
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package)
This is a dummy transitional package that depends on either grub-efi-ia32 or
grub-efi-amd64, depending on the architecture.
Description-md5: ab0258bbb994f6742ad233346c11cf50