grub-common software package provides GRand Unified Bootloader (common files), you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install grub-common
grub-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the grub-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep grub-common *
You will get with grub-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | grub-common |
| Version | 1.99-21ubuntu3.19 [amd64, i386 |
| Description | GRand Unified Bootloader (common files) |
| Sub Section | Admin |