MULTIPLE DISTROS OF LINUX

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Michael -

Yes, you can run multiple Linux distributions on the same machine.  I
did this for a while.  Put these on separate partitions, which are
shared by all the distributions:

  /boot
  /home
  /usr/local    (or else make it a symbolic link to /home/local)
  swap

Each distribution will mount the above, so you will have the same
environment.  Make a separate root partition for each distribution.
These should be big because they will contain /dev, /etc, /usr, /var,
and several others.  Each distribution will have its own installed
packages.  

You can use a different boot floppy for each distribution.  If you use
LILO, I think you can put a "root=" statement in the description
section for each image.

		    - Jim Van Zandt


>From: "Michael Weaver" <drwho1@btinternet.com>
>Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 11:19:00 +0100
>
>Hi!
>Can you run multiple distros of Linux on one PC?
>Do you have to re-partition the hard drive for each one?





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