How to Install and Uninstall os-prober Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "os-prober" package

This is a short guide on how to install os-prober on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                os-prober
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "os-prober" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall os-prober on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                os-prober
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the os-prober package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: os-prober
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.70ubuntu3.3
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), grub-common
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.70ubuntu3.3_amd64.deb
Size: 19058
MD5sum: faf38e240411176db811374507835d1d
SHA1: a7c9021affb20bc1be16972143f4d58f855a5bb7
SHA256: ed44e04e2774c25e5f5d2033f8237b1db95f37ea7f9b4338ae77cb297f773b81
SHA512: c99326366720f60a5d630fdb4d5630e5d92233010283aa40e7b1ae20a2c0948d3f4cb64980b0c056cb5e4a16e399d8073cc9f15f17feb9ac784ff180a99a535f
Description-en: utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives
This package detects other OSes available on a system and outputs the
results in a generic machine-readable format.
Description-md5: fdd4c0b3d1ed11dca7af85ad71167f5a
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live
Supported: 5y

Package: os-prober
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 101
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.70ubuntu3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/main/o/os-prober/os-prober_1.70ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 18794
MD5sum: aa838bfab3372fbc0295f2068317765d
SHA1: c1bcf2e7cd9bc96ab62adaad7ccceda514fcac5c
SHA256: 02a323fbd646075be7f0987c998a4dccbfcefad7c6c73d97a0196be2a3a6711d
Description-en: utility to detect other OSes on a set of drives
This package detects other OSes available on a system and outputs the
results in a generic machine-readable format.
Description-md5: fdd4c0b3d1ed11dca7af85ad71167f5a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live