I'm currently running Nobara with GRUB2 and I'm enjoying it, but I'm eager to test out a couple of other distros. I plan to install EndeavourOS and CachyOS alongside Nobara, allocating around 500GB for each, plus a shared partition for my Steam library and some other files. My primary focus is gaming, just to clarify. I want to ensure that all three distros integrate smoothly with GRUB for easy booting without needing to mess with BIOS settings. I'm also interested in utilizing Cachy's snapshot feature but I heard that might require the Limine loader. I'm not sure how that would work with GRUB, or if it can work well together. Additionally, I have Windows 10 installed on a separate drive, which includes its own EFI partition. I appreciate any help with this!
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You might need to manually configure your GRUB settings because having more than two distros plus Windows can be tricky for automatic detection. Windows has a habit of messing up GRUB settings, so keeping it on its own drive is a smart move. I recommend installing each Linux distro one after the other and use a hand-coded GRUB configuration for both GRUB and the non-GRUB distro. It's possible it might work fine during the initial installs, but once you get to Cachy or if it uses snapshots, manual adjustments could be necessary.
GRUB is capable of detecting other distros and can also manage snapshot features, but I'm not sure if it plays nicely with Limine. Why do you want to run three distros on one drive instead of just using a virtual machine?
Check out some installation guides online. Just a tip: connect via Ethernet while installing, and don’t forget to take out the boot media afterward!
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