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Re: Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub?

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On 2020-03-27 02:19, kaye n wrote:
> Hello Friends!
> 
> I have a non-Debian distro installed on the hard drive so naturally it
> already has grub.
> 
> Is there a way I can install Debian on the same hard drive without
> overwriting the existing grub?
> 
> Thank you for your time!

Multi-boot involves effort and risk.  I find it easier and more reliable 
to put each OS on its own disk.  I keep /home on the system drive with 
as little user data as possible and put the rest of my data on a file 
server.  My file server is also a CVS server, which facilitates 
synchronizing files between multiple machines and OS instances.


At some point, you are likely to find that you want both OS instances 
running at the same time.  One option is to install a hypervisor in one 
system and convert the other system into a virtual machine.


David

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Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub? kaye n <guikaye@gmail.com> - 2020-03-27 10:30 +0100
  Re: Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing  grub? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-03-27 10:50 +0100
  Re: Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2020-03-27 10:50 +0100
  Re: Any way to install debian without overwriting the existing grub? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-03-28 04:00 +0100

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