[PLUG] Booting of multiple OS

[Brian Beattie]

Linux likes a separate partition for swap, so I would use 4 partitions.
A windows partition, a Linux swap, a Linux root, a BSD.  ( think the
winblows partition has to be the first one on the disk)

On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 20:24, Jim Webb wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> do you know whether I can create 3 partitions and install Windows first and
> then Linux and BSD on the other 2 partitions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org
> > [mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org]On Behalf Of Brian Beattie
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:35 PM
> > To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Booting of multiple OS
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2002-10-02 at 13:48, Jim Webb wrote:
> > > What is the best way to install multiple OS's on a pc?  System commander
> > > still around?  I'm looking at building a box with BSD, RH linux, and
> > > windoze.  I know that most of us don't like windoze, but in the
> > healthcare
> > > arena, they are the major player unless you are playing with AIX, AS400,
> > > etc.  Nobody builds information systems for pathology on BSD or
> > Linux that
> > > I'm aware of.  If you know of anybody, please let me know.
> >
> > Both Linux and BSD include bootstraps that will support this, just
> > install windows first.
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