linux-boot-prober
probes a partition for bootable Linux operating systems
TLDR
Probe partition for bootable systems
$ sudo linux-boot-prober /dev/sdXY
SYNOPSIS
linux-boot-prober partition
DESCRIPTION
linux-boot-prober probes a partition for bootable Linux operating systems. It is part of os-prober and is used by bootloaders like GRUB to detect other installed Linux systems and add them to the boot menu.
PARAMETERS
partition
Device path of partition to probe (e.g., /dev/sda1)
INSTALL
sudo apt install os-prober
sudo dnf install os-prober
sudo pacman -S os-prober
sudo apk add os-prober
sudo zypper install os-prober
nix profile install nixpkgs#os-prober
CAVEATS
Requires root privileges. Only detects Linux installations, not other operating systems. Use os-prober for broader detection.
SEE ALSO
grub-mkconfig(8), update-grub(8)