How to uninstall or remove grub2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to uninstall or remove grub2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed grub2 package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove grub2 

Uninstall grub2 including dependent package

If you would like to remove grub2 and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove grub2 
Use Purging grub2

If you use with purge options to grub2 package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge grub2 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove grub2 

See Also,

How to install grub2 software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?