How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the os-prober on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "os-prober" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install os-prober on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall os-prober on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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