Command Line

Greeting Bleepers:

Is there a command line, in the terminal, which would show

where the OSs are located on a HDD.  I operate with three

HDDs and four Linux OSs and Mr Microgates.

I can use Disk Usage Analyer, however, it is a extended process

and a pain in the node.

Thank you for any help.

Edited by hamluis, 26 January 2024 - 11:18 AM.
Fixed typos - Hamluis.

The BIOS bootloader does indicate which HDD and partition the OS is on,

but not for Manjaro.

The Disk Usage Analyzer, gives different values.  I have never seen this

question axe before in a forum.  But then I have to examine the files, in order

to determine which OS it is, by volume.

Tanks, Dan, it did not work. 

My rig is not a UEFI, butt a AARP.

Edited by blueicetwice, 26 January 2024 - 01:46 PM.

The command

sudo parted -l

should still work.

Yes, it shows the HDDs, but there is no information regarding where

the OSs are and on which partitions.

It's by partition

NTFS windows
Fat32 windows
MSFTDATA windows
Ext4 linux
Ext3 linux
Ext2 linux
CIFS windows network
NFS unix/linux network file system

Edited by cryptodan, 26 January 2024 - 11:32 PM.

If cryptodan's posts don't answer your question, could you clarify :

show where the OSs are located on a HDD.

Because for Linux, there are more than one directory, if this is what you want to know.

If cryptodan's posts don't answer your question, could you clarify :

 

show where the OSs are located on a HDD.

 

Because for Linux, there are more than one directory, if this is what you want to know.

Dan, posts show the file type, but not the particular Linux OSs.

I am trying to locate Mint 20, Mint 21, Manjaro 21 and Solus 39.  It would

also be helful, if it also contained the partition, as well.  Mr Softie, is not an

issue, as it is isolated on its own HDD.

I doubt there is a command for this, as I have spent considerable time cruising the Internet.

Through the use of "Disk Usage Analyzer", I was able to find the

location of three of the four Linux OSs; missing only Mint 20.1, which

I wish to replace with Fedora.

It is a pain to use DUA and time-consuming, but better than nothing.

It requires opening a lot of files or examining the colored circle looking

at the file system.

I should add, dat the best info is found on the bootloader, which I will

use to confirm the result from Disk Analyzer.

Edited by blueicetwice, 27 January 2024 - 12:20 PM.

SOLVED   Thanks guys, I found the answer with Foxclone.

When one clones or does a backup, the OS(s) are shown !!

It gives the partition location, file type and the targeted OS.

What I do not understand, is why the HDD designations are always

changing; what was SDA becomes SDB, etc. I do not bic. 

Because it depends on which one is booted. If you're distrohopping I'd suggest using a VM like vmware or virtualbox and I gave you a solution without installing another bit of software.

Oh, boy.  Well, Dan, then I will assign the OSs to their volume. Dat does not change, without

my knowledge.  I failed to install VB because it was too difficult.