Question
apt update breaks grub on Ubuntu 20.04
I created an Ubuntu 20.04 droplet and followed the How To Install and Configure Laravel with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04 and when I logged in I saw:
96 updates can be installed immediately.
34 of these updates are security updates.
So first thing I did was run
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
I get a package configuration for Configuring grub-pc,
GRUB failed to install to the following devices:
/dev/sda
Do you want to continue anyway? If you do, your computer may not start up properly.
Writing GRUB to boot device failed - continue?
If I choose yes, complete the upgrade, then reboot it doesn’t come back. When I look in the console from the droplet menu I have a grub error.
error: symbol 'grub_calloc' not found.
Entering Rescue mode...
grub rescue>
How am I supposed to update my droplet from a base image without triggering this landmine?
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I am getting the same issue, even on an image with nothing extra installed.