How To Install grub-legacy-ec2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-legacy-ec2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is grub-legacy-ec2
grub-legacy-ec2 is:
EC2 instances that use grub-legacy as a bootloader need a way to keep /boot/grub/menu.lst up to date while not conflicting with grub-pc. This package provides that.
There are three methods to install grub-legacy-ec2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grub-legacy-ec2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-legacy-ec2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub-legacy-ec2
Install grub-legacy-ec2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-legacy-ec2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub-legacy-ec2
Install grub-legacy-ec2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grub-legacy-ec2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub-legacy-ec2
How To Uninstall grub-legacy-ec2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the grub-legacy-ec2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub-legacy-ec2
Uninstall grub-legacy-ec2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub-legacy-ec2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub-legacy-ec2
Remove grub-legacy-ec2 Configurations and Data
To remove grub-legacy-ec2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub-legacy-ec2
Remove grub-legacy-ec2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub-legacy-ec2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub-legacy-ec2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub-legacy-ec2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
