On Saturday, 15 June 2019 16:22:50 BST Mick wrote: > On Saturday, 15 June 2019 14:04:16 BST Peter Humphrey wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > The main system on this box is ~amd64 plasma, but I also have a small > > rescue system which is amd64, no desktop. I use bootctl from systemd-boot > > to manage the UEFI images. > > > > My question is: how much of the bootctl-installed image is essential for > > booting? In other words, if I install the ~amd64 kernel (5.1.9), what > > effect will that have on booting the rescue system; and if I install the > > amd64 kernel (4.19.44), what effect will it have on booting the plasma > > system? > > > > In practice, I install the ~amd64 kernel and hope it doesn't affect the > > rescue system too much; and it seems not to. Could I do better? > > Assuming I've understood correctly your question, since this is the same box > and both kernels will be booting the same hardware, with similar modules, > it shouldn't make any odds what OS installation you decide to boot into > with any of two given kernels.
Let's that's right hope. Thanks Mick. -- Regards, Peter.
