On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 12:02:31PM -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > > 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 I don't understand why somebody need /boot, that's a separate partition for the kernel and few related files. It makes more sense to keep /boot in root partition which, in case of any problems, makes system bootable to the point you can run some diagnostics and file repair. /boot by itself never proved usefull since I started using Linux in 1994. I discourage anybody from creating /boot including default configurations in some distributions. With cheap disk drives it's easier to install different distributions on different drives. one way I'm doing it is using removable cartridges (Syquest 1.5 GB) and mount /home form the main disk drive. > /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? -- Rafael