How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "os-prober" package

This is a short guide on how to install os-prober on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                os-prober
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "os-prober" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall os-prober on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                os-prober
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the os-prober package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: os-prober
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.79ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 112
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), grub-common, mount
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.79ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 19332
MD5sum: d5096c2eae791417d96642f83a28e685
SHA1: 7a6d3f768be2a811b1fa5cff86dc4184fc8ef369
SHA256: 79bd16f038de632156ad5b2abeb2d29ee80ca54fc396fd7f1dae842470be6656
SHA512: 678135589118d5f52eb4cbd232af7532815b1a4842d28ac25cef5d2f804e6fe48be9cb89afc3084e97ab4ee39d43fa17e5ff43d1e2bb151cc7eb645237bf473d
Description: utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives
Description-md5: fdd4c0b3d1ed11dca7af85ad71167f5a
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live