How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "os-prober" package

Learn how to install os-prober on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall os-prober on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: os-prober
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.74ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 103
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), grub-common, dmsetup
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.74ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 19824
MD5sum: 9f51a15c117261034d542e78aa1eeb01
SHA1: 3b273b64d450ef57d004d2561aabfe617b394ea4
SHA256: bde4ca293c8e9612bb54571a346e800f98bbd49e75c679c511d1a2d61b0638ab
Description: utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives
Description-md5: fdd4c0b3d1ed11dca7af85ad71167f5a
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live
Supported: 5y