Dear list,
I am thinking of a solution of a problem. But I have an understanding problem,
maybe you can give some background knowledge.
The problem: I have one harddrive, there are two linuces installed.
The partitions are as followed:
kali-linux: 1st primary -> /boot
2nd > /
debian 3rd primary -> /boot
4th logical > /
> swap
> /home (encrypted)
> /usr (encrypted)
> /var (encrypted)
This is the structure, and as said before, only ONE drive.
Now my question: Is it possible to configure grub that way, that I can choose
either kali or debian to boot?
What I might to know, please correct me:
Both are running different kernels. As far as I understood grub, I can set the
root partition ( / ) with the UUID. This is an entry in grub.cfg and maybe in
/etc/default/grub.
But how can I tell grub, to use the kernel of the second /boot?
I dunno, if it is possible at all, to get a dual boot, the way I want it. With
a combination of Windows + Linux on one harddrive this is working, however,
just because grub does not touch the windows bootloader (as fas as I know),
and what of course is also working, if you got two harddrives, each with
different linux. They all can be booted from one grub installation, of course.
Maybe I could find a solution, if I would have fully understood how grub is
working, and what it is doing.
Any hints are welcome, and if this does never work at all, please drop me a
line.
Best regards
Hans