#1131281 grub-common: Cannot uninstall grub-common with apt

Package:
grub-common
Source:
grub-common
Description:
GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Submitter:
Thierz
Date:
2026-03-19 16:59:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1131281#5
Date:
2026-03-19 16:33:19 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

I tried to simply remove grub because I don't need it, I have an already working rEFInd intalled to load either Debian Trixie or Windows 10.

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

I tried the command (as root):

# apt remove grub-common

   * What was the outcome of this action?

Résolution des dépendances  ... Erreur !
Certains paquets ne peuvent être installés. Cela peut signifier
que vous avez demandé l'impossible, ou bien, si vous utilisez
la distribution unstable, que certains paquets n'ont pas encore
été créés ou ne sont pas sortis d'Incoming.
L'information suivante devrait vous aider à résoudre la situation :

Impossible de satisfaire les dépendances :
 grub-efi-amd64-signed : Dépend: grub-common (= 2.12-9+deb13u1) mais ne sera pas installé
Erreur : Erreur, pkgProblem::Resolve a généré des ruptures, ce qui a pu être causé par les paquets devant être gardés en l'état.
Erreur : The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context:
   Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
   1. grub-common:amd64 is selected for removal
   2. grub-common:amd64 is selected for install because:
      1. grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 is selected for install
      2. grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 Dépend grub-common (= 2.12-9+deb13u1)

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

I expected: grub-common removed
#1131281#10
Date:
2026-03-19 16:56:04 UTC
From:
To:
Am Donnerstag, dem 19.03.2026 um 17:33 +0100 schrieb Thierz:

You seem to still have grub-efi-amd64-signed installed.
You need to remove that also if you want to completely remove GRUB.