[CS-FSLUG] More than one distro

[David Aikema]

Well, you can kill the system with one command anytime you're logged
in as root (eg. rm -rf /), so it should be no surprise that you can
clobber existing partitions when you're installing a new distribution.

As far as setting things up, if windows is in the mix install it first
as I seem to recall that it has a tendency to replace all existing
partitions.  Any Linux distribution that I've installed (Redhat,
Mandrake, SuSE primarily for me), has had some good tools for disk
partitioning.  You may need to set an option for an advanced mode
install or some such thing so that it doesn't auto-partition your
disk.  I've never had a problem with it.

As far as stability goes, once everything is installed then there's no
difference.  Just ensure that the bootloader (probably grub these
days) gets installed in the master boot record on your hard drive
(should be the default).

Dave

On 1/23/06, Yama Ploskonka <Yama at veritasacademy.net> wrote:
> My experience with double boot is that it can be done (I use SuSE 10 as
> well) but you are pretty much one checkbox or equivalent away from
> disaster.  My score is one triple boot working (Mandriva/Suse 9.3/Suse
> 10), after 4 mUBAR attempts.  Of course all on an otherwise disposable
> Hard drive.  I guess it's one of those things that you have to do until
> you get right, then it's very easy... :-)
>
> As I did, you go ahead with your CD based install, when you come to
> partitioning you dance, then it works.  Or doesn't, and you start again.
>
> Not much help from me, besides telling you to reserve at least one day
> for the project, and expect it to take you past midnight...
> But apparently it can be done.  How stable it is later, dunno.
> Especially as to passing info to/from.