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Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!news1.tnib.de!feed.news.tnib.de!news.tnib.de!.POSTED.torres.zugschlus.de!not-for-mail From: Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Using Debian to manage a multiple OS machine Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:16:19 +0200 Organization: private site, see http://www.zugschlus.de/ for details Message-ID: <v9ppp3$lv7l$1@news1.tnib.de> References: <v9ibk5$qcj$1@gallifrey.nk.ca> <P4mdnbCYM_pktV37nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:16:19 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: news1.tnib.de; posting-host="torres.zugschlus.de:81.169.166.32"; logging-data="720117"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@tnib.de" X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 6.00/32.1186 Bytes: 2251 Lines: 32 "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote: >On 8/14/24 9:31 AM, The Doctor wrote: >> So far, I am liking it. >> >> I can use Debian to Boot Between Debian and FreeBSD. >> >> Can Debian grub look after other systems? > > GRUB can work multi-boots ... most any Linux will > install GRUB and you can add on from there. GRUB > is not Linux, not Debian, its own app. A big part of grub is building the configuration, which is done by scripts that come from the respective distribution. And yes, there are differences in those scripts. > Debian ... maybe you want virtual machines instead ? > If so there's VirtualBox though some like KVM better > (VBox IS a bit more flexible though IMHO, fewer > config files to fool with). I prefer KVM/libvirt/virt-manager. Virtualbox needs out of tree kernel modules, which can be a hassle during upgrades. I don't agree on the flexibility point. Virtualbox caters more for the novice user because its GUI is a bit more polished. Greetings Marc -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Rhein-Neckar, DE | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 6224 1600402