GRUB advice needed.

In the past I've partitioned my Linux i86 HDD like this:
hda1 boot
hda2 extended
hda5 home (1)
hda6 swap
hda7 root (1)
hda8 home (2)
hda9 root (2)

and moved back and forth between (1) and (2) when installing
new releases in the same general family of Linuxes - e.g.,
FC 1 -> FC 2 -> FC 3, etc.

However I'm a little concerned about mucking up the boot
partition if I install something different, like Debian, or want
to add something very different like FreeBSD.

I understand I can install the kernel and boot info in a /boot
directory under each root partition, but I'm confused as to where
GRUB is actually located on the HDD under that situation. I didn't
think there was enough room in the MBR for it. If in one of the
root partitions, then it would be destroyed when I installed a
new release in that partition. Can anyone clarify?

Regards,
Charles Sullivan





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