[PLUG] Dual booting linux distros

[alex]

Jeff,
	I would like to run several different distributions (i.e.
Mandrake, Redhat, Debian, Slackware, etc.) I assume that it would end up
not just different distributions but also different kernel versions as
well. I am just interested in playing around with the various Linux
versions to see if I like one better or worse than MDL and to explore
the GUI's as well. I have in the past used RedHat and Lycoris (hated it,
sorry to anyone who uses it) and basically would like to tinker and
learn about the other distributions without having to reload everytime I
wanted to try a new one.
	Not sure if this is making sense as it's late and I wrote this right
before I went to bed.

Alex McCreary

On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 04:02, Jeff Forsyth wrote:
> Hmmmm....Lots of possibilities...
> 
> Are you interested in running different Linux Kernel Versions?
> Or running different Mandrake Versions?
> Or running different Distributions?
> 
> As for Kernel Versions, LILO and GRUB offer the ability to boot under
> different kernel versions easily.
> 
> Different Drake Versions:  Sorry not a 'Drake fan.
> 
> Different Distributions:  
> 		Keep the Home partition the same across all distributions.
> 		Use the same swap and tmp space.
> 	
> Partitioning examples:
> 		
> 			hdx1	swap
> 			hdx2	tmp
> 			hdx3	home
> 			hdx5	root (RedHat)
> 			hdx6	root (Drake)
> 			hdx7	root (Debian)
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 21:19, alex wrote:
> > I have a spare machine just sitting around and I was wondering how hard
> > it is to dual boot several different Linux distros. I am currently dual
> > booting Mandrake (I know, "newbie") and 98se (for games only). That was
> > easy but I haven't found much of anything regarding getting various
> > versions of Linux on the same box. Any pointers or websites I might have
> > overlooked would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Alex McCreary
> > 
> > 
> > 
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