Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-05 Thread Felix Miata
Stefan.schultz19.5.1991 composed on 2016-09-05 15:41 (UTC-0400): Thank you Felix for your very informative answers. Being new to open source, I realize from your explanations that I have a lot to learn, like not allowing anything to install in the MBR, and taking steps to minimise the desruption

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-05 Thread Stefan.schultz19.5.1991
REPLY Thank you Felix for your very informative answers. Being new to open source, I realize from your explanations that I have a lot to learn, like not allowing anything to install in the MBR, and taking steps to minimise the desruption and ease the recovery. At the moment I have no idea how!

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-05 Thread Stefan.schultz19.5.1991
Hello Debian support, David, thank you for your informative answer, and your advice. I installed the grub-customizer PPA in Ubuntu for version 16.04. I had tried the previous version for 14.04. Interestingly both versions only see Ubuntu and Memtest 86 and not Debian, even though the box is che

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-02 Thread davidson
On Fri, 2 Sep 2016, Stefan.schultz19.5.1991 wrote: Hello Debian support team, If you haven't figured it out yet, there is no such thing on this mailing list. We are a bunch of users of Debian who try to help each other. In principle, at least. Most of us. Brian at asked a question about m

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-02 Thread Brian
On Fri 02 Sep 2016 at 10:53:47 -0400, Stefan.schultz19.5.1991 wrote: > Hello Debian support team, Hello Stefan, The rest of the team are out of the office relaxing in the Northern Hemisphere Autumn Sun, so it is just me. I expect they will appear when it gets cooler and they start to feel guilty

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-02 Thread Stefan.schultz19.5.1991
Hello Debian support team, Brian at asked a question about my question 2. > 2/ Is there a Debian approved GRUB boot customizer? I can't find one > mentioned anywhere. Please say what you mean by "boot customizer"? I did find a GRUB customizer at this link... http://www.linuxserve.com/2015/05

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-01 Thread Felix Miata
Stefan.schultz19.5.1991 composed on 2016-09-01 14:30 (UTC-0400): Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB. Last week I installed a few updates to Ubuntu 14.04. It installed the updates and then froze whilst installing Ununtu's grub. After the re-boot, Ubuntu was the only choice o

Re: Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-01 Thread Brian
On Thu 01 Sep 2016 at 14:30:58 -0400, Stefan.schultz19.5.1991 wrote: > Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB. > > Hello Debian support, Hello Stefan. There is only me in the office at the moment but the Night Shift should be along later. > Last week I installed a few updat

Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB.

2016-09-01 Thread Stefan.schultz19.5.1991
Dual boot. Ubuntu update removes Debian GRUB. Hello Debian support, Last week I installed a few updates to Ubuntu 14.04. It installed the updates and then froze whilst installing Ununtu's grub. After the re-boot, Ubuntu was the only choice of O/S. No sign of Debian. After a few ho