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[Solved] Should new distro for dual boot be changing my ssd id numbers? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Ok, so I had 1 ssd with Kubuntu and windows on it. I got a second ssd and I want to put opensuse on it, dual booting (well, triple). The problem is, when I went to install it, it showed the id of my two ssds as opposite of what the partition manager in Kubuntu says. I.e., Kubuntu calls the first one nvme0n1 and my new ssd nvme1n1, while the opensuse installer is calling the old ssd nvme1n1 and the new one nvme0n1. I know because it shows the existing partition sizes on them that way, and recognizes that windows and kubuntu are on the old ssd.

So is this normal? Is this ok? Is it ok to just install it with the ssd names this way? Would that confuse kubuntu at all, or are the two OSes ok with calling them different things? I just don't want the installer to overwrite anything on my existing partitions.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But to actually answer your question. As long as you install the new OS to the new drive it will not interfere with the old installs...with exception to grub as you probably want that to be on the old drive too or you have to either change bios boot order or use a boot menu to get to the new ssds grub.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Ah yes, good point. Thanks!