Dual Boot setup
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Dual Boot setup
OK, now I have Mint 14.1 Cinnamon on sda1 and Mint 10 on sda6. Default boot is Cinnamon (first boot menu position). I want to put 14.1 Mate on sda 6 but default boot as Cinnamon. How do I do so?
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Re: Dual Boot setup
While installing Linux Mint 14.1 MATE you will get to the question where it asks you how it should install--use the entire disk, install alongside exisiting operating systems, overwrite an older version (this may possibly be shown, or not), or something else. Pick something else so you can do a manual set up of which partitions to use. Pick /dev/sda6 and select to format it as Ext4 and to mount it as /. Pick your swap partition and select to use it as swap (no need to format). Make sure also to select install the boot loader GRUB to /dev/sda6, and not to /dev/sda as probably will be the default. If you do it like this, the GRUB that was installed by Linux Mint 14.1 Cinnamon stays on /dev/sda and it will see your new Linux Mint 14.1 MATE installation and add it to the GRUB menu.
Re: Dual Boot setup
Or, just install to sda6 and Grub to sda (default).
Any time you like, boot in to Cinammon Mint and run
And then Cinammon Mint will host Grub and be first in the boot menu.
Any time you like, boot in to Cinammon Mint and run
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc
Re: Dual Boot setup
BOTH look like they'll work. Thank ya'll (that's plural for you) VERY much,
John
John