On Friday 03 October 2025 23:29:23 dep via tde-users wrote:
Why do you have to nuke anything? Install it along with whatever you have.
I don't know how small your mass storages are, but I usually use 50GB for root and 10 to 15 Gb for /home, other partitions being mounted where I need. So even with a 128GB SSD I could manage to have two installs side by side.
Another use of this setting is that when I am tempted to try a new distribution / version / DE, I just do this beside the one I use. In time I can change GRUB's priority, and later maybe install someting new over the old system.
Nuking a working system is a bad idea, even if you want to use the new system. If something goes wrong or you discover a major flaw in the new install...
Gparted is your firend.