12.10 - any bootloader problem?

[Jackson Doak]

i believe there are many bootloaders, take your pick


On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Alan Kerns <alan0kerns at gmail.com> wrote:

>  As a perpetual non-expert supporter of open software who likes to try
> out distros in separate partitions on a single HDD, I've got to say the
> bootloader is a huge issue for very unadvanced multi linux installs.
> It is sad to experience competing linux distributions treating each other
> like enemies, and MS OSs as best friends.
> Is there any possibility - ever - of a boot manager that can allow
> hitherto incompatible distros to peacefully coexist on a single HDD?
> Cheers
> Alan Kerns
>
>  On 10/01/13 13:30, Jackson Doak wrote:
>
> first, it's better to not use betas as your OS. second, the only issue in
> the bootloader is for very advanced multi linus OS installs (the installer
> always formats /boot)
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 2:24 PM, David <agora at justemail.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am interested in installing 12.10 [rather than 12.04] on one drive of
>> a computer in which a second drive has Windows (for the rare occasions
>> when I use Windows) on it.
>>
>> I am a bit apprehensive after reading this review:
>>
>> http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/review-ubuntu-12-10-quantal-quetzal-a-mix-of-promise-pain/
>> which says that there is a problem in installation of the bootloader
>> (see section "Installer crazy") which requires a work-around.
>>
>> Have any of you had this difficulty in installation of 12.10 ?
>>
>> The copy I have is on a Linux magazine's DVD, called 'Ubuntu 12.10 beta
>> 2'.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>>
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