# "Install Alongside" question **URL:** \ **Category:** EndeavourOS installation\ **Created:** [November 15, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406 "2025-11-15T21:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/1 "2025-11-15T21:35:20Z")
Less of an EOS question, more of a general systemd question, I guess. I’d like to install CachyOS alongside EOS. In all my years with Linux and distro-hopping, I’ve never done 2 Linux distros side-by-side. The last time I dual-booted anything was with Windows 8.1 and Debian years ago. And that was the GRUB way. EOS is already on my SSD in its default configuration… systemd. So, if I install CachyOS “alongside” EOS, and stay with systemd, upon reboot, I should see a choice for both OS’s? Or is there something I need to do beforehand? Sorry for the noob-like question. ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/2 "2025-11-15T21:39:43Z")
> [@UncleSpellbinder](#): > > if I install CachyOS “alongside” EOS, and stay with systemd, upon reboot, I should see a choice for both OS’s? Yes, as long as Cachy and EOS share the same EFI partition and both are using systemd-boot, everything will work automatically. ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/3 "2025-11-15T22:37:58Z")
WIN/Linux a failure always. Linux/Linux always good. Here’s how I do it 1. in live iso use gparted to shrink Endeavour filesystem. your call. -200GB? can you spare it? 2. stay in gparted and format the new cachy partion GPT (unless Cachy has different demands? 3. if using Cachy ISO for all this work, then close gparted and install Cachy into that partion. Let Cachy installer do the rest. 4. I always use two different sysd bootloaders (I’ve never had any distro share a boot but that’s just me) and F12 when booting so I can pick what…but I don’t know what makes any install go to Cachy or Endeavour first. so happy with F12 boots. 4.5: always works for me. PS I never mess around with no grub if I have an sysd bootloader with the original distro. two cents ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/4 "2025-11-15T22:43:37Z")
> [@drunkenvicar](#): > > format the new cachy partion GPT GPT is not a format (like ext4, btrfs etc.) and not at partition level. GPT is a partiton table at disk level. Making the disk GPT (creating a new partition table) would effectively wipe the whole disk. ---
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/5 "2025-11-15T22:47:24Z")
![IMG_0506](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/6/c6534aab93c56f96df0939e97a4d2b74c83d479f.jpeg) Here’s what I get after install of CachyOS. Default systemd insall from start to finish. Shrunk partition by half and installed. Have I borked something? ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/6 "2025-11-15T22:50:53Z")
> [@cactux](#): > > Making the disk GPT (creating a new partition table) would effectively wipe the whole disk. I said the partition. and anyway you are right it would all be gpt to begin with. I mean EXT4. My bad. Thanks for catching that, PS—to Uncle I like to do as much for the bootloader as I can before I use one. I never make them do all the work. I like to prep it before install. ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/7 "2025-11-15T22:52:06Z")
> [@UncleSpellbinder](#): > > Here’s what I get after install of CachyOS. Default systemd insall from start to finish. Shrunk partition by half and installed. is that pic the boot screen or the F12 screen? ---
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/8 "2025-11-15T22:59:39Z")
Just the typical screen I always get to choose what to boot. Usually shows my EOS kernels. ---
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/9 "2025-11-15T23:00:39Z")
![z](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f551ee63c85d62b66996f61d1cdc10abc1f10a91.png) ---
**Author:** ![ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ricklinux/32/110798_2.png) [@ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ricklinux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/10 "2025-11-15T23:09:49Z")
Did you check your boot options? There may be other boot option maybe eos that will have cachyos in the menu. ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/11 "2025-11-15T23:12:42Z")
> [@UncleSpellbinder](#): > > ![z](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f551ee63c85d62b66996f61d1cdc10abc1f10a91.png) Is that from the live usb or from Cachy? Can you boot your Cachy? If you can, post: ```auto sudo parted -l lsblk -f efibootmgr cat /etc/fstab ``` ---
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/12 "2025-11-15T23:13:43Z")
from within Cachy ---
**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/13 "2025-11-15T23:19:17Z")
> [@cactux](#): > > Can you boot your Cachy? If you can, post: > > ```auto > sudo parted -l > > lsblk -f > > efibootmgr > > cat /etc/fstab > > ``` Yes, I can boot Cachy just fine. There seems to be no way to get to EOS. ```auto ❯ sudo parted -l Model: SABRENT (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 512GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 512GB 512GB ext4 Model: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB (nvme) Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 2097kB 2150MB 2147MB fat32 EFI boot, esp 2 2150MB 463GB 461GB ext4 endeavouros 3 463GB 500GB 36.9GB linux-swap(v1) swap Model: CT1000P310SSD8 (nvme) Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 1000GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 580GB 580GB ext4 2 580GB 1000GB 420GB btrfs root Model: Unknown (unknown) Disk /dev/zram0: 33.6GB Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B Partition Table: loop Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Flags 1 0.00B 33.6GB 33.6GB linux-swap(v1) ❯ ``` ```auto ❯ lsblk -f NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS sda └─sda1 ext4 1.0 Vault 2 d781f3bd-16b3-4b58-bd1b-c7be1fdbf6f7 sr0 zram0 swap 1 zram0 f75b67d4-ac8a-4209-8b51-cb20337bcdca [SWAP] nvme0n1 ├─nvme0n1p1 vfat FAT32 E16D-5EFD 330.2M 84% /boot ├─nvme0n1p2 ext4 1.0 endeavouros 57be57a1-f032-4a31-ac54-de7e5f7b4d62 └─nvme0n1p3 swap 1 swap 464cfb54-6435-4585-a6bf-e985c406f6d6 nvme1n1 ├─nvme1n1p1 ext4 1.0 Vault 137cfa00-202a-44f6-92c3-8760bef40323 └─nvme1n1p2 btrfs 83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 372.7G 4% /var/log /var/tmp /var/cache /home /root /srv / ~ ``` ```auto ❯ cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; this may # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works even if # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 / btrfs subvol=/@,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /home btrfs subvol=/@home,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /root btrfs subvol=/@root,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /srv btrfs subvol=/@srv,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /var/cache btrfs subvol=/@cache,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /var/tmp btrfs subvol=/@tmp,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=83ff6666-4c45-4c25-b23a-037c57cecb10 /var/log btrfs subvol=/@log,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd,space_cache=v2,commit=120 0 0 UUID=E16D-5EFD /boot vfat defaults,umask=0077 0 2 tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 ~ ❯ ``` ```auto ❯ efibootmgr BootCurrent: 0006 Timeout: 1 seconds BootOrder: 0005,0006,0007,000B,000A Boot0005* Linux Boot Manager HD(1,GPT,0126c0d9-6b98-4089-a481-b341966ac38c,0x1000,0x400000)/\EFI\SYSTEMD\SYSTEMD-BOOTX64.EFI Boot0006* UEFI OS HD(1,GPT,0126c0d9-6b98-4089-a481-b341966ac38c,0x1000,0x400000)/\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI0000424f Boot0007* Hard Drive BBS(HD,,0x0)/VenHw(5ce8128b-2cec-40f0-8372-80640e3dc858,0200)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 Boot000A* USB CD BBS(CDROM,,0x0)/VenHw(5ce8128b-2cec-40f0-8372-80640e3dc858,0a00)0000474f00004e4fcd00000001000000810048004c002d00440054002d0053005400440056004400520041004d00200047005000360035004e00420036003000200052004600300031000000050109000300000000010416008b12e85cec2cf040837280640e3dc8580a007fff040002010c00d041030a00000000010106000014030506000a007fff040001043e00ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce64d00300035004f00430047003800340039003000310020002000200020002000200020002000200000007fff04000000424f Boot000B* USB HDD BBS(HD,,0x0)/VenHw(5ce8128b-2cec-40f0-8372-80640e3dc858,0900)0000474f00004e4f9b000000010000007900530041004200520045004e0054000000050109000200000000010416008b12e85cec2cf040837280640e3dc85809007fff040002010c00d041030a0000000001010600041c0101060000000305060001007fff040001043000ef47642dc93ba041ac194d51d01b4ce6440042003900380037003600350034003300320031003400450000007fff04000000424f ~ ❯ ``` ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/14 "2025-11-15T23:20:45Z")
as i said I don’t know which bootloader picks which OS to default to first. That’s why 2 bootloaders for me and boot F12 if you can live with F12. But you got one bootloader in pic so I’m going stand back having never shared a bootloader before so out of my depth. good luck this will be something simple ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/15 "2025-11-15T23:21:17Z")
> [@UncleSpellbinder](#): > > Here’s what I get after install of CachyOS. Did cachyos format your ESP or erase the existing entries? Create an arch-chroot for EOS and run `reinstall-kernels` > [@drunkenvicar](#): > > as i said I don’t know which bootloader picks which OS to default to first. That’s why 2 bootloaders for me and boot F12 if you can live with F12. Yeah, with systemd-boot it is pointless to have 2 bootloaders. It is just extra complexity for no real value. ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/16 "2025-11-15T23:25:46Z")
> [@dalto](#): > > Did cachyos format your ESP or erase the existing entries? Exactly! I was thinking that as well! @UncleSpellbinder What is the output of:` ls -al /boot` ? ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/17 "2025-11-15T23:30:46Z")
@dalto > [@UncleSpellbinder](#): > > `├─nvme0n1p1 vfat FAT32 E16D-5EFD 330.2M 84% /boot` This shows 84% of the ESP being used. OP seems to have installed 2 kernels judging by the boot screen screenshot. Is that normal if they have formatted the partition? I mean the used space? ---
**Author:** ![drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/drunkenvicar/32/112222_2.png) [@drunkenvicar](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/drunkenvicar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/18 "2025-11-15T23:31:48Z")
> [@dalto](#): > > Yeah, with systemd-boot it is pointless to have 2 bootloaders. It is just extra complexity for no real value. always worked for me, that’s why my superstition. I look at in terms of GBs spent 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dalto/32/5577_2.png) [@dalto](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/dalto)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/19 "2025-11-15T23:32:03Z")
> [@cactux](#): > > Is that normal if they have formatted the partition? No, but it seems pretty unlikely that they have if 84% of 2GiB is used. ---
**Author:** ![cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/cactux/32/134907_2.png) [@cactux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/cactux)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406/20 "2025-11-15T23:35:05Z")
Could it be that EOS’ loader entries have gone missing somehow? Just trying to wrap my head around the issue. [Next page](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/install-alongside-question/76406.md?page=2)