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On Tuesday 19 August 2008 20:27:04 James wrote: |
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> On Tue, August 19, 2008 12:32 pm, Kevin Philp wrote: |
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> > I already have 32 bit Ubuntu up and running on my computer and I am |
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> > about to install the AMD64 version of Gentoo. I have a separate /boot for |
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> > Ubuntu - should I use the same /boot for Gentoo or am I better off |
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> > using a separate boot partition for each operating system? |
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> > Thanks |
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> > |
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> > Kevin. |
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> I use the same /boot but I created separate directories. |
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> As long as you specify a path in your boot loader. |
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Just make sure that with multiple distros and OSes, that one and only one |
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maintains grub. You don't want a situation where distro A uses an ancient grub |
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and overwrites the shiny new one put there by distro B (of which distro A is |
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utterly unaware) |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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