[SOLVED] - Major Maui Meltdown.

[fanisatt]

Hi fanisatt. No i have no other "real" OS [not Linux or anything else] installed directly on either my SSD [= location of Maui & /home] or HDD [= other data, including LOTS of VMs]. I do have many Linux distros in those VMs, but obviously that's irrelevant to your suggestion.

Given that i can't solve this problem, & the kindly help of Mods, Admins & other Users has also been unable to solve it, i would be willing to experiment with installing another Linux distro [maybe Linux Lite] for a dual-boot option, to test your idea.

I've never before setup a dual-boot Linux pc, so i will need to take the time to research it (i do not want to destroy either my Maui or my data, of course]. Ideally i would want the new Linux to be able to access all my existing data, in Maui's /home, + on the HDD. My /home is encrypted [with ecryptfs, from installation], so one of the many things i yet don't know is if installing the 2nd Linux would give me the option to use [& not format, obviously] the existing /home, & if then the data would be accessible.  I also don't yet understand if multiple distros each writing their config info into a common /home might create a disaster of conflicts & damage, or be entirely safe. These questions might be basic to people more skilled in Linux than me, but as i don't yet know, i need to not rush into this but research it all first.

Thanks again.

Your welcome kdemeoz ! I used to keep two different Linux OSs in two different hard disks or SSDs (it is a very simple installation) and I keep all my DATA in other different partitions of the OSs. I don't really use a common HOME partition because, I had problems in the past and I wanted every time a really clean and safe installation of any new OS with my DATA in a different and safe place too. So, if any software problem occurs to the first OS I can easily and immediately work with the second one , except there is a common hardware problem. I don't use encrypted partitions and I can't help you with this. I wish I could help you on your specific MAUI problem but I am only a simple user . Happy Saturday !