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Bug#988392: Impossible to install grub-pc and grub-efi-amd64 in parallel
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Paul Menzel
May 11, 2021, 3:30:03 PM5/11/21
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Package: src:grub
Version: 2.04-18
Severity: normal
Dear Debian folks,
I have a Debian installation on a disk, I carry around, and I want to
boot on BIOS and (U)EFI systems. This would be possible with the switch
`--target`.
sudo grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda
and
sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sda
Unfortunately I am unable to install both packages in parallel as they
conflict (Replaces?) with each other.
$ apt show grub-pc
[…]
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot,
grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (<<
2.04-18)
The GRUB build system also does not seem to allow to configure the build
to build the platforms in parallel, but in the end the files in
`/usr/lib/grub/` should be able to coexist.
It’ be great if Debian’s GRUB packages could be installed in parallel.
Kind regards,
Paul
Version: 2.04-18
Severity: normal
Dear Debian folks,
I have a Debian installation on a disk, I carry around, and I want to
boot on BIOS and (U)EFI systems. This would be possible with the switch
`--target`.
sudo grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda
and
sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sda
Unfortunately I am unable to install both packages in parallel as they
conflict (Replaces?) with each other.
$ apt show grub-pc
[…]
Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot,
grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (<<
2.04-18)
The GRUB build system also does not seem to allow to configure the build
to build the platforms in parallel, but in the end the files in
`/usr/lib/grub/` should be able to coexist.
It’ be great if Debian’s GRUB packages could be installed in parallel.
Kind regards,
Paul
Paul Menzel
May 12, 2021, 3:10:03 AM5/12/21
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Dear Colin,
Am 11.05.21 um 23:37 schrieb Colin Watson:
> process, and so only one of those may be installed at once; those
> Conflicts are deliberate. However, to support your use case, you can
> install grub-pc-bin and grub-efi-amd64-bin in parallel, and doing so
> gives you enough to be able to run the grub-install commands you're
> asking for.
As always thank you very much for the fast and helpful reply with the
solution. Sorry for not thinking of that myself.
Kind regards,
Paul
Am 11.05.21 um 23:37 schrieb Colin Watson:
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 09:19:28PM +0200, Paul Menzel wrote:
>> I have a Debian installation on a disk, I carry around, and I want to boot
>> on BIOS and (U)EFI systems. This would be possible with the switch
>> `--target`.
>>
>> sudo grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda
>>
>> and
>>
>> sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sda
>>
>> Unfortunately I am unable to install both packages in parallel as they
>> conflict (Replaces?) with each other.
>>
>> $ apt show grub-pc
>> […]
>> Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (<< 2.04-18)
>
> The purpose of grub-pc and grub-efi-amd64 is to own the system's boot
>> I have a Debian installation on a disk, I carry around, and I want to boot
>> on BIOS and (U)EFI systems. This would be possible with the switch
>> `--target`.
>>
>> sudo grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda
>>
>> and
>>
>> sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sda
>>
>> Unfortunately I am unable to install both packages in parallel as they
>> conflict (Replaces?) with each other.
>>
>> $ apt show grub-pc
>> […]
>> Replaces: grub, grub-common (<= 1.97~beta2-1), grub-coreboot, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-ia32, grub-ieee1275, grub-legacy, grub2 (<< 2.04-18)
>
> process, and so only one of those may be installed at once; those
> Conflicts are deliberate. However, to support your use case, you can
> install grub-pc-bin and grub-efi-amd64-bin in parallel, and doing so
> gives you enough to be able to run the grub-install commands you're
> asking for.
As always thank you very much for the fast and helpful reply with the
solution. Sorry for not thinking of that myself.
Kind regards,
Paul
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