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

[Dale]

J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On Thursday, May 05, 2016 09:24:03 PM Dale wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> :-)  :-)
> Reread the message :)
>
>>   (sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
> It wants to install -0.97-r16
>
>>   (sys-boot/grub-static-0.97-r12:0/0::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
> It has: static-0.97-r12
>
> In other words, you can't install the static and the non-static installed
> simultaneously :)
>
> --
> Joost
>
>


Ahhhhh.  I thought I had them both installed on here at one time. 
Whew!!  I thought my last noodle was getting a little to well done.  ROFL 

Dale

:-)  :-)