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Re: Linux Mint 21.1

From mechanic <mechanic@example.net>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mint
Subject Re: Linux Mint 21.1
Date 2022-12-30 11:44 +0000
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <12vb7t90v1js$.dlg@example1357.net> (permalink)
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2022 07:23:58 -0500, Nic wrote:

> On 12/28/22 11:25 PM, Jack Strangio wrote:
>> Nic <Nic@none.net> writes:
>>> On 12/28/22 8:09 AM, Monsieur wrote:
>>>> Nic wrote:
>>>>> On 12/28/22 3:16 AM, Monsieur wrote:
>>>>> For the record, are you you a dual-booter?
>>>> Actually a quad-booter: I have Mint on sda 1, another Mint on sda2,
>>>> Windows 7 on sda3, and finally another Mint on sda4.
>>>>
>>> It is no wonder that with all that complexity your device can even boot:-)
>>>
>> He's not the only one. Even when I don't have a Windows partition, I will
>> still have three linux root partitions: One every-day system, one emergency
>> backup system if the every-day system dies for some reason. And then there's
>> root partition number 3 for any time I feel like experimenting with another
>> distro.
>>
>> It save a lot of angst having somewhere to experiment with, and having a
>> good system that's working when disaster strikes.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jack
> 
> That sounds like a good strategy, except when the experiment disturbs 
> the grub boot loader.

If screwing with grub causes anxiety attacks, explore the idea of
running virtual machines on your windows host.

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  Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2022-12-08 09:53 -0800
    Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2022-12-08 13:50 -0500
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          Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2022-12-08 14:34 -0800
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          Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2022-12-09 13:07 -0500
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  Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-08 20:25 +0000
  Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Big Al <Bears@invalid.com> - 2022-12-20 18:17 -0500
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    Re: Linux Mint 21.1 yossarian <nomail@gmail.com> - 2022-12-21 21:31 +0100
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      Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2022-12-23 20:10 +0000
        Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Mike Bott <mbott001@gmail.com> - 2022-12-23 15:23 -0500
          Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Nic <Nic@none.net> - 2022-12-23 15:36 -0500
            Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Mike Bott <mbott001@gmail.com> - 2022-12-23 15:54 -0500
        Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Monsieur <Monsieur@notreal.invalid> - 2022-12-28 09:16 +0100
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              Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Nic <Nic@none.net> - 2022-12-28 08:24 -0500
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                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Nic <Nic@none.net> - 2022-12-29 07:23 -0500
                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 mechanic <mechanic@example.net> - 2022-12-30 11:44 +0000
                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Nic <Nic@none.net> - 2022-12-30 09:03 -0500
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                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2022-12-30 09:59 -0500
                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Jack Strangio  <jackstrangio@yahoo.com> - 2022-12-31 08:48 +0000
                Re: Linux Mint 21.1 Monsieur <Monsieur@notreal.invalid> - 2023-01-04 21:28 +0100

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