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

[Dale]

Grant Edwards 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?
>


I thought I did at one time.  Just to see, I tried this:


root@fireball /home/dale/Desktop # emerge -av =sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  NS    ] sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16:0::gentoo
[2.02_beta2-r9:2/2.02_beta2-r9::gentoo] USE="ncurses -custom-cflags
-netboot -static" 1,034 KiB
[blocks B      ] <sys-boot/grub-2 ("<sys-boot/grub-2" is blocking
sys-boot/grub-static-0.97-r12)

Total: 1 package (1 in new slot), Size of downloads: 1,034 KiB
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)

 * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
 * installed at the same time on the same system.

  (sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
pulled in by
    sys-boot/grub required by @selected
    =sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16

  (sys-boot/grub-static-0.97-r12:0/0::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
    sys-boot/grub-static required by @selected


For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Working/Portage#Blocked_packages



It would seem that portage doesn't like them both being installed at the
same time.  I'm pretty sure I did have both installed at one time tho. 
I seem to recall being able to chain load them even.  Either I'm wrong
on what I remember or something changed that prevents them both being
installed at the same time. 

Weird. 

Dale

:-)  :-)