How To Install os-prober on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install os-prober on Debian 10.
What is os-prober
os-prober is:
This package detects other OSes available on a system and outputs the results in a generic machine-readable format.
There are three methods to install os-prober on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install os-prober Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install os-prober using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install os-prober
Install os-prober Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install os-prober using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install os-prober
Install os-prober Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install os-prober using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install os-prober
How To Uninstall os-prober on Debian 10
To uninstall only the os-prober package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove os-prober
Uninstall os-prober And Its Dependencies
To uninstall os-prober and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove os-prober
Remove os-prober Configurations and Data
To remove os-prober configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge os-prober
Remove os-prober configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove os-prober configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge os-prober
Dependencies
os-prober have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install os-prober package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
