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

[Grant Edwards]

On 2016-05-06, Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
> On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 5:04 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>> On Thursday 05 May 2016 19:45:53 Mike Gilbert wrote:
>>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote:
[...]
>>>> 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...
[...]
>>> It will not interfere with grub legacy (0.97).
>>
>> Maybe not in the slot, but when it gets installed to the MBR it will
>> overwrite the 0.97 boot code there.
>
> grub only gets installed in the MBR when you invoke grub-install or
> grub2-install.
>
> I assumed that Grant is intelligent not to run grub2-install on his
> system.

Yes, I know not to run grub2-install (and I trust that winusb will not
do so either).  Just to be sure, I'll not run winusb as root...

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