Linux workstation

Upstream software project

os-prober

Probes disks on the system for installed operating systems

About os-prober

Probes disks on the system for installed operating systems

This project links 2 native package records across 2 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

Project pictures and package coverage

Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.os-prober: recorded package coverageFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
os-prober
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
2
Operating systems
fedora-43, fedora-44
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

This package detects other OSes available on a system and outputs the results in a generic machine-readable format. Support for new OSes and Linux distributions can be added easily.

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Fedora 43

  1. os-prober

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source os-prober

    1.81-10.fc43

    Probes disks on the system for installed operating systems

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. os-prober

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source os-prober

    1.81-11.fc44

    Probes disks on the system for installed operating systems

    aarch64x86_6444

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.

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