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On Saturday, 15 June 2019 14:04:16 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> Hello list, |
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> The main system on this box is ~amd64 plasma, but I also have a small rescue |
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> system which is amd64, no desktop. I use bootctl from systemd-boot to |
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> manage the UEFI images. |
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> My question is: how much of the bootctl-installed image is essential for |
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> booting? In other words, if I install the ~amd64 kernel (5.1.9), what effect |
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> will that have on booting the rescue system; and if I install the amd64 |
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> kernel (4.19.44), what effect will it have on booting the plasma system? |
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> In practice, I install the ~amd64 kernel and hope it doesn't affect the |
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> rescue system too much; and it seems not to. Could I do better? |
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Assuming I've understood correctly your question, since this is the same box |
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and both kernels will be booting the same hardware, with similar modules, it |
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shouldn't make any odds what OS installation you decide to boot into with any |
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of two given kernels. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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