Mats wrote: > Hi, > I want to have (at least) two linux-system (no windows) on the same hd. > If I make two partitions for the first (/ and swap) and then the same > with the other one. Is that ok? All detailed explanation I've seen is > about installing windows and linux and that's not what I want. well, lets see, you make no mention of same or different distribs. if same distribs; same versions? different configurations? one for test? one for work? regardless of intent, you should have separate swap partitions so you have ability to sleep/suspend either with out effect to other. also, check fstab so that neither has other's swap as you can/might over write resume info. each linux '/' should have it's own /boot. if you mount inactive '/' in a subdirectory of other, ie, /mnt/part1, /mnt/part2 you have ability to pick one linux to maintain grub's boot sector for both or multi installs. this is done by coping lines from inactive /boot/grub/grub.conf to active /boot/grub/grub.conf. saves worry about chain loader, tho you still install to inactive grub's '/' partition during initial install. when you have a kernel update, simply copy in new lines and you are good to boot. as in all cases of new kernels, leave old lines in event you have a kernel failure and need to recover with previous kernel. you can share a '/home' partition if you give same user of each install a different home directory to log into. ie, myhome-f12, myhome-f13, or myhome-wk, myhome-tst. also, user can/should have same name and user id to make file sharing easier. this works, as i am using such for 2 installs of scientific linux and 2 fedora installs. hth. -- peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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