How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "os-prober" package

This guide let you learn how to install os-prober on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall os-prober on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: os-prober
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.74ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 111
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), grub-common, dmsetup
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.74ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 20076
MD5sum: 2bd3b07e7a716b469c5f64284fe0b16f
SHA1: 10bf43ece4abba69a40d44336740ba87d9a9ee01
SHA256: 765415171edbeb7266f186a95f9fbeb91a6c49cf1ab386281b6be48a7c637d4f
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-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live, ubuntu-budgie-live