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From: Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:05:23
Message-Id: 20120629190141.GL30689@ns1.bonedaddy.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage by Allan Gottlieb
1 * Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> [120629 14:53]:
2 > Now that grub is slotted (slot:2 is grub2; slot:0 is legacy grub),
3 > an update world will merge grub-2.00 along side my current
4 > grub-0.97-r12.
5 >
6 > Am I correct in believing that, if I *do* the emerge but *not* do
7 > anything else with grub, I will continue to use legacy grub (-0.97-r12)
8 > whenever I boot?
9 >
10 > I realize I can add
11 > sys-boot/grub:2
12 > to package.mask
13 >
14 > thanks,
15 > allan
16
17 I believe that's the case. Until you run grub2-install you'll still run
18 your old grub 0.92-r12.
19
20 Make sure you do the step mentioned in the emerge output though and get
21 grub:0 in your world file or else the next emerge --depclean will remove
22 your grub-0.97-r12.
23
24 Todd

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Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>