How to Install and Uninstall grub-efi-amd64 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "grub-efi-amd64" package

This is a short guide on how to install grub-efi-amd64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                grub-efi-amd64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "grub-efi-amd64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall grub-efi-amd64 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                grub-efi-amd64
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the grub-efi-amd64 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: grub-efi-amd64
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.04-1ubuntu44.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: grub2-unsigned
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 193
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-efi-amd64-bin (= 2.04-1ubuntu44.1), grub2-common (>= 2.02~beta2-9), ucf
Conflicts: elilo, grub, grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub-xen
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub2 (<< 2.04-1ubuntu44.1)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2-unsigned/grub-efi-amd64_2.04-1ubuntu44.1_amd64.deb
Size: 47356
MD5sum: 2b088d141e162a287d8db7a2cef8aa9d
SHA1: 19e8af519a1e517429babb8c79e6e3d55cd5e49d
SHA256: ae651c53164432b0b8bc8f3c8678739f7d792a9873c58698e60c3e21d540b52c
SHA512: 4aefe43cf8373286ef1a692fa65e31f27d7b4c18e8855fb406d6a9fd5056f3fec4d293be3628c0b307db677a454e41d12e5b591fa9ca83337bbdfe36a3d0c270
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This is a dependency package for a version of GRUB that has been built for
use with the EFI-AMD64 architecture, as used by Intel Macs (unless a BIOS
interface has been activated). Installing this package indicates that this
version of GRUB should be the active boot loader.
Description-md5: 1718e7ac8c2b19e7fc9fd6edaaa9c56e
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core
Phased-Update-Percentage: 23
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-efi-amd64
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27
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: 188
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.13)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), grub-efi-amd64-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27), ucf
Conflicts: elilo, grub, grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub-xen
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub2 (<< 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27)
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi-amd64_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27_amd64.deb
Size: 66276
MD5sum: f3e1608142aed7de6f5e629e549d06ac
SHA1: d8a14ee709e7b52bf2a5e9f6b7a04d9c05015b56
SHA256: b246cb5ed9be2d46c3f2fa425d03498daca3674b497fabbee7f5fb9f833490e2
SHA512: 95a95624935c00ec9c0aa39d391991b6b32340645225e0992ab6f822cd400b9c91070cf62be0c5a61d7b03d6bc5b60da98edd30e5d85da8c9250429443468cf6
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with
EFI-AMD64 architecture, such as the one provided by Intel Macs (that is, unless
a BIOS interface has been activated).
Description-md5: 1ec69fc2c3202308968b8f3288b1500c
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core
Supported: 5y

Package: grub-efi-amd64
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 190
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: grub2
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub2 (<< 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3)
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, grub-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), grub2-common (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), grub-efi-amd64-bin (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3), ucf, mokutil
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.13)
Conflicts: elilo, grub, grub-coreboot, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub-pc, grub-xen
Filename: pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi-amd64_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 66576
MD5sum: d04cf42330daa76dbed59bfc19bcefc5
SHA1: 9cc45caf3987f85676d6df6546303c1b6a71d92e
SHA256: 83fce9777e88f3ab8b3bf6cfad164c21d8effe51a9cdbb483fbcc9f820926ee2
Description-en: GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version)
GRUB is a portable, powerful bootloader. This version of GRUB is based on a
cleaner design than its predecessors, and provides the following new features:
.
- Scripting in grub.cfg using BASH-like syntax.
- Support for modern partition maps such as GPT.
- Modular generation of grub.cfg via update-grub. Packages providing GRUB
add-ons can plug in their own script rules and trigger updates by invoking
update-grub.
.
This package contains a version of GRUB that has been built for use with
EFI-AMD64 architecture, such as the one provided by Intel Macs (that is, unless
a BIOS interface has been activated).
Description-md5: 1ec69fc2c3202308968b8f3288b1500c
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core