Re: [gentoo-user] Will installing grub-2.02 break my grub-0.97 setup?

[Mike Gilbert]

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote:
> I'd like to to install winusb, and it appears to depend on grub-2:
>
>   $ sudo emerge -av winusb
>
>   These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
>   Calculating dependencies... done!
>   [ebuild  N     ] sys-fs/ntfs3g-2014.2.15-r1::gentoo  USE="acl external-fuse ntfsprogs xattr -debug -ntfsdecrypt -static-libs -suid" 1,117 KiB
>   [ebuild  N     ] sys-block/parted-3.2::gentoo  USE="debug nls readline -device-mapper (-selinux) -static-libs" 1,617 KiB
>   [ebuild  NS    ] sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r9:2/2.02_beta2-r9::gentoo [0.97-r16:0::gentoo] USE="fonts multislot nls themes -debug -device-mapper -doc -efiemu (-libzfs) -mount -sdl -static {-test} -truetype" GRUB_PLATFORMS="-coreboot -efi-32 -efi-64 -emu -ieee1275 -loongson -multiboot -pc -qemu -qemu-mips -uboot -xen" 1,739 KiB
>   [ebuild  N     ] sys-boot/winusb-1.0.11::gentoo  553 KiB
>
>   Total: 4 packages (3 new, 1 in new slot), Size of downloads: 5,025 KiB
>
>   Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
>
> However, I'm prefectly happy with grub-0.97, and want to continue
> using it.  If I let portage install grub:2, is it going to interfere
> with my continued use of grub:0?
>
> Since grub-2.02 is being installed in a new slot, one would assume it
> won't interfere with continue use of grub-0.97...
>
> Right?

It will not interfere with grub legacy (0.97).