How to Install and Uninstall os-prober.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "os-prober.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install os-prober.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                os-prober.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "os-prober.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall os-prober.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the os-prober.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : os-prober
Version : 1.74
Release : 9.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 50 k
Source : os-prober-1.74-9.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Probes disks on the system for installed operating systems
URL : http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/os-prober/
License : GPLv2+ and GPL+
Description : This package detects other OSes available on a system and outputs the results
: in a generic machine-readable format. Support for new OSes and Linux
: distributions can be added easily.