Multiboot Question

[GNU Linux]

If you are dual bootin' because it has a different DE (KDE,GNOME) then consider installing multiple DEs:

like:

sudo apt install xfce4

sudo apt install cinnamon-desktop-environment

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

I am relatively new to the world of dual booting, I was advised against installing multiple different DE on the same installations.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Define

ie I figured out my mistake, I wasn’t editing the boot/efi with each new install

Mornin' all

Wiz

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

I mean going in to the existing /boot/efi and designating it as the /boot/efi for the new installation (now I’m holding my breath until I’m certain that’s what I was supposed to do)

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

Mornin' all

Evening!



Mornin' all

Wiz[/QUOTE]

 

[wizardfromoz]

(now I’m holding my breath until I’m certain that’s what I was supposed to do)

You DO realise the medical consequences of doing that?

(Bloke works in a frickin' hospital)

Yeah, that looks fine. More importantly is it working fine?

Wiz

 

[Condobloke]

he has no idea whether its working or not....he is on the floor, passed out !

 

[wizardfromoz]

They have a room for that (I've watched enough TV shows to know), maybe they put him there.

Back on track, and in reference to the quite reasonable input by @GNU Linux at #21 on multiple DEs - it was I who advised the OP here

https://www.linux.org/threads/multiple-desktops-vs-multiple-distros.19549/#post-58003

However my experience was gathered using Linux Mint 17.3 'Rosa' a couple of years ago. If things have changed since then, well and good

Cheers

Wiz

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

More importantly is it working fine?

Seems to be working well.

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

(Bloke works in a frickin' hospital)

And it's my firm recommendation to avoid those places at all costs!!

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

A question for multi-booters. Does any one know if Manjaro and OpenSuse play nice together or should I prepare for..... KERNEL PANIC!!!

 

[wizardfromoz]

Morning, Jeffrey

Interestingly enough, I am only recently able to answer that question.

Periodically over the last 4 and a half years I have tried to install openSUSE and failed, for one reason or another. A couple of months ago, I tried again, and succeeded (and so, of course straight away installed Timeshift and took a snap ).

You will recall my Post here

https://www.linux.org/threads/manja...or-arch-based-distros.19795/page-2#post-59075

... where I described a file custom.cfg you could add to your Grub menu, which allows Manjaro to boot without meltdown into Kernel Panic.

That step does not need to be performed in the case of openSUSE.

openSUSE is the first Distro I have found, which, when in Primary Partition spot (ie top of the Grub Leaderboard) accommodates launching Manjaro and other Arch-based Distros.

Hope that is good news for you

Cheers

Wizard

Edited - added BTW

BTW - that is with openSUSE 'Tumbleweed', I have not tried Leap yet.

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

Excellent and it was a two - for - one because I was looking for the thread with the custom.cfg instructions!!

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

OpenSuse uses RPM correct?

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

A couple of months ago, I tried again, and succeeded

Which DE do you use for OpenSuse?

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

(and so, of course straight away installed Timeshift and took a snap ).

And I will NEVER live that down I see

 

[wizardfromoz]

OpenSuse uses RPM correct?

Yes and No.

SUSE has a history that goes back nearly as far as Redhat (RPM is Redhat Package Management), and right from the start, they started putting their own "stamp" on things.

Where RPM uses/used YUM (Yellowdog Update Modifier, now deprecated), and DNF (Dandified YUM), openSUSE uses zypper to install, update and upgrade.

A guide to bookmark is the Pacman/Rosetta, brought to us by our friends at Arch

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta

... which will help you to implement a number of the common commands.

Which DE do you use for OpenSuse?

The standard is KDE - I do not know of an alternative, although I could be mistaken (happens every 100 years or so ). I would be surprised if there was not a spin somewhere, with alternatives DEs. Gecko which is based on openSUSE has MATE and Budgie, amongst others. I have the MATE as well.

Be aware, too that openSUSE is one of very few Linux Distros that does not provide for a Live "try before you buy" scenario. It is install or nothing. I can provide articles if you want a read, or else search under eg

openSUSE no Live option

And I will NEVER live that down I see

I might forget it in a century or so, my memory is not what it was the Millennium before last

I am going to include how to install TS in openSUSE in my Timeshift article shortly, or sing out if you need help.

Cheers

Wiz
BTW my experience is limited to the Rolling Release, Tumbleweed, have not used Leap yet.

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

A guide to bookmark is the Pacman/Rosetta, brought to us by our friends at Arch

Thank you! I completely forgot about this link! I came across this a while back but since I was playing with Arch derivatives I forgot to bookmark it.

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

The standard is KDE - I do not know of an alternative, although I could be mistaken (happens every 100 years or so ).

Hahaha! It looks like GNOME and KDE are their flagship distros! From what I can see Manjaro has the most up to date Plasma Desktop.

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Tumbleweed_installation

Looks like GNOME and KDE

 

[Jeffrey Lapinski]

Be aware, too that openSUSE is one of very few Linux Distros that does not provide for a Live "try before you buy" scenario. It is install or nothing. I can provide articles if you want a read, or else search under eg

openSUSE no Live option

Thanks for the warning! I did not know that. I sold my problematic NVIDIA containing laptop a few weeks ago and replaced it with a Lenovo X! carbon, 8th gen i5 and I am in the process of setting things up. I am going to drop a 1 TB SSD in it soon so this is the time to experiment. Currently I am running Manjaro Cinnamon and Manjaro KDE. With 1 TB of real estate I'd like to populate with a bit more variety.