How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "os-prober" package

Please follow the steps below to install os-prober on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: os-prober
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.81ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: grub-common, mount
Recommends: util-linux (>> 2.37.2)
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.81ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 17920
MD5sum: 14294fe3f4b10c8ef057fec7d56e1461
SHA1: 733794c20622d602bd3de2c1162f1c75425c871e
SHA256: 8371559f66c6c6d175cd11baace45c621d430ab34a57b147bc888560b5d6e996
SHA512: ada503d8469dfb639a9b0f1994037c4f83072dd62589943c72ed57f60a275451439a83d983c5eda23e71c7afa294aba7c3ea78dc2a9681870b3211b5a100ac5d
Description: utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives
Description-md5: fdd4c0b3d1ed11dca7af85ad71167f5a
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi