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From: Hinnerk van Bruinehsen <h.v.bruinehsen@×××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:59:00
Message-Id: 4FEDFA5B.40206@fu-berlin.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage by Allan Gottlieb
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4 On 29.06.2012 20:46, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
5 > Now that grub is slotted (slot:2 is grub2; slot:0 is legacy grub),
6 > an update world will merge grub-2.00 along side my current
7 > grub-0.97-r12.
8 >
9 > Am I correct in believing that, if I *do* the emerge but *not* do
10 > anything else with grub, I will continue to use legacy grub
11 > (-0.97-r12) whenever I boot?
12 >
13 > I realize I can add sys-boot/grub:2 to package.mask
14 >
15 > thanks, allan
16 >
17
18 Yes - to both
19
20 - - you can mask the slot for grub2
21 - - you can install grub2 (that is the binaries) and continue to use
22 grub legacy (until you issue grub2-install <device>).
23
24 Personally I use grub2 for at least 2 years (1.97 or something like
25 that) and encountered few to none problems.
26 I find it even more comfortable (due to automatic config generation).
27
28 WKR
29 Hinnerk
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Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 in portage Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>