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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "grub-rescue-pc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install grub-rescue-pc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "grub-rescue-pc" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall grub-rescue-pc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: grub-rescue-pc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6267
Filename: pool/universe/g/grub2/grub-rescue-pc_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.32_amd64.deb
Size: 2240056
MD5sum: 422c88b36d1882932917ddaab1bbe9cd
SHA1: 4dee7c1177c648dc92f1bd7d2a506b042996e652
SHA256: 9b9ff0e6f3768c50bcec0cf4e9a2ae3f78b28b80f25f5ebea968a20143c80579
SHA512: ec28cfb3a2b7b2d027f1938d25d16489d2c5ebea65e91ef3b20b481beed11f52c332b798b69b2bc29a25dd8892f09b45b7d78f17f9d8656e3e7dae6067990af3
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRUB bootable rescue images, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
This package contains three GRUB rescue images that have been built for use
with the traditional PC/BIOS architecture:
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- grub-rescue-floppy.img: floppy image.
- grub-rescue-cdrom.iso: El Torito CDROM image.
- grub-rescue-usb.img: USB image.
Description-md5: 5e771fe83a2112f4f90cabc9f93cbd47

Package: grub-rescue-pc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Source: grub2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6266
Filename: pool/universe/g/grub2/grub-rescue-pc_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.27_amd64.deb
Size: 2238938
MD5sum: 3eacd286a13cec98bb13f6f321fe1a9c
SHA1: a0d8d7160da9a7315eed5775b3c887569848db33
SHA256: a8380d992cd619caa16304c496d96ab8ec0f7afbf236029d93a1b79259f72746
SHA512: 05c2d3625bc44cc4b754eefc098c222b9b45dc492844f3b26d317cc49023e56de0f5039c98b3c70e2eea59a1b97912ac0b7cd044854fbc051da7cf55742f9c81
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Description-en: GRUB bootable rescue images, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
This package contains three GRUB rescue images that have been built for use
with the traditional PC/BIOS architecture:
.
- grub-rescue-floppy.img: floppy image.
- grub-rescue-cdrom.iso: El Torito CDROM image.
- grub-rescue-usb.img: USB image.
Description-md5: 5e771fe83a2112f4f90cabc9f93cbd47

Package: grub-rescue-pc
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 6242
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GRUB Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: grub2
Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
Filename: pool/universe/g/grub2/grub-rescue-pc_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 2229108
MD5sum: 236af2276a79fd2cc7da42f87ac07e2d
SHA1: 7368ffa0af2bded30581cd5518adc031aaf064e1
SHA256: 255cacd0387e6fc0963dad09b360f6f6f5675d9cfb92fa047fc6ab9be1d8383b
Description-en: GRUB bootable rescue images, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
This package contains three GRUB rescue images that have been built for use
with the traditional PC/BIOS architecture:
.
- grub-rescue-floppy.img: floppy image.
- grub-rescue-cdrom.iso: El Torito CDROM image.
- grub-rescue-usb.img: USB image.
Description-md5: 5e771fe83a2112f4f90cabc9f93cbd47
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu