How to Install and Uninstall grub-pc Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "grub-pc" package

This is a short guide on how to install grub-pc on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: grub-pc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4
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: 578
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4), grub2-common (= 2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4), grub-pc-bin (= 2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4), 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 (<< 2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-pc_2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 136836
MD5sum: a7a61646956522e59b872b2ea8028781
SHA1: 9046aff6149ef96dc677b453f8eb0dbd308cabe5
SHA256: ed54d045f2252768c330d367bbfa2576f245dcabcc1d3ba80ae7dfca8c056570
SHA512: 36eed3dce8dfda18b2c392bc5eaaed9cd1b3fdd4d8ec63e8f42d71ef4f11beef4f0f5727f1f82faaaea07411c8de2e0418d79cfad01726f76d13c11d1aae6082
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-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live, ubuntu-unity-live, edubuntu-live, ubuntucinnamon-live