How to Install and Uninstall grub-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "grub-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install grub-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall grub-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32
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: 11636
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), gettext-base, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: os-prober (>= 1.33)
Suggests: multiboot-doc, grub-emu, xorriso (>= 0.5.6.pl00), desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), console-setup
Breaks: apport (<< 2.1.1), friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), lupin-support (<< 0.55), mdadm (<< 2.6.7-2)
Replaces: grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi (<< 1.99-1), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.00-4), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.96+20080831-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32_amd64.deb
Size: 1709082
MD5sum: 4ec776abf003826ada687b65298e6bbc
SHA1: 7f96fbca8a59dc4b491aa03e876280cf479af0ca
SHA256: 58fef454b698ca4c512c6096a448c14888b96a6b5d514709120d9e51dd42fbd4
SHA512: 57a4bbaabd466e50d1ee762780fbe300f4e40fe8399b15fe0df87b90623b98ff8a909c29a4eb7fa63f8d5712a056e96534cf1ebbe2f0ae1ac75ec74a17fb985c
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB.
It is shared between GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2, although a number of files
specific to GRUB 2 are here as long as they do not break GRUB Legacy.
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27
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: 11632
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), gettext-base, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: os-prober (>= 1.33)
Suggests: multiboot-doc, grub-emu, xorriso (>= 0.5.6.pl00), desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), console-setup
Breaks: apport (<< 2.1.1), friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), lupin-support (<< 0.55), mdadm (<< 2.6.7-2)
Replaces: grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi (<< 1.99-1), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.00-4), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.96+20080831-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27_amd64.deb
Size: 1711086
MD5sum: e10b47c9926996619f9917552d0506e3
SHA1: fbd6cb523098dbc27618fb3de5983bbd72443b93
SHA256: e3562d8d6cf9c0be99f12dc33560c7b4131340cb4bc9d1c490d731d06d546d66
SHA512: c14938f5a15359450842c3f871d1459fef18d0d90125743a754a702a2578dcbc5d3730f8ff7c4b1b4b190447fbf9239c3e9fd6dc0a4281a5aeea886880bdbf02
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB.
It is shared between GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2, although a number of files
specific to GRUB 2 are here as long as they do not break GRUB Legacy.
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-common
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 11616
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: grub2
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
Replaces: grub-coreboot (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi (<< 1.99-1), grub-efi-amd64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia32 (<< 2.00-4), grub-efi-ia64 (<< 2.00-4), grub-ieee1275 (<< 2.00-4), grub-linuxbios (<< 1.96+20080831-1), grub-pc (<< 2.00-4), grub-yeeloong (<< 2.00-4)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.36), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libfuse2 (>= 2.8.4-1.4), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), gettext-base, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: os-prober (>= 1.33)
Suggests: multiboot-doc, grub-emu, xorriso (>= 0.5.6.pl00), desktop-base (>= 4.0.6), console-setup
Breaks: apport (<< 2.1.1), friendly-recovery (<< 0.2.13), lupin-support (<< 0.55), mdadm (<< 2.6.7-2)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 1709084
MD5sum: 4dc89fc0d6a80715365333f29bf616c5
SHA1: e3db142252214f67cc91c998ac4e44bca3137780
SHA256: 2ba438eb66560afcbe03662394479da2bf5938ccf9513ad6faf4ce35d06e9d85
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB.
It is shared between GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2, although a number of files
specific to GRUB 2 are here as long as they do not break GRUB Legacy.
Description-md5: 6e1c01c5245ffb9578aee58ee944229b
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop