How To Install grub2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is grub2
grub2 is:
This is a dummy transitional package to handle GRUB 2 upgrades. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install grub2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grub2 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grub2
Install grub2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grub2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grub2
Install grub2 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 grub2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grub2
How To Uninstall grub2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the grub2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grub2
Uninstall grub2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grub2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grub2
Remove grub2 Configurations and Data
To remove grub2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grub2
Remove grub2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grub2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grub2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
