How To Install grub2-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-common on Debian 10.
What is grub2-common
grub2-common is:
This package contains common files shared by the distinct flavours of GRUB. The files in this package are specific to GRUB 2, and would break GRUB Legacy if installed on the same system.
There are three methods to install grub2-common on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grub2-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grub2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub2-common
Install grub2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub2-common
Install grub2-common 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grub2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub2-common
How To Uninstall grub2-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the grub2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub2-common
Uninstall grub2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub2-common
Remove grub2-common Configurations and Data
To remove grub2-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub2-common
Remove grub2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub2-common
Dependencies
grub2-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.