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Re:It's far from clear how grub package updates work on Ubuntu by WWLink on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:02AM (#40021646)
Actually, with refind being a thing, I'm not sure why grub is still a thing.

Also why MS' bootmgr stuff is still a flaming pile of junk.

Edit: And why MS has never given us a way to dictate where it installs its junk and/or to not install its junk!!!!!!

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Re:It's far from clear how grub package updates work on Ubuntu by spockz on Saturday April 13, 2024 @07:00AM (#40022155)
This is the reason why I disable all non windows drives in my machine before letting any Microsoft installer do its things.
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Re:It's far from clear how grub package updates work on Ubuntu by shuvuvt5 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @08:39AM (#40022776)
Windows is a bit better these days, if you create an EFI partition it'll just use that even if you've made it much larger than it normally creates for itself.

This means you can just partition everything from Linux and then install windows safely into where you select.

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