[wellylug] More than one Linux Distro on a PC

[Jethro Carr]

On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 19:30 +1200, Tim O'Flaherty wrote:
> In a fit of enthusiasm, I'd like to run multiple distros on my PC. I'm
> currently running Kubuntu and want to also install Red Hat or similar.
> 
> I'm assuming that the first thing I would need to do is to make a new /
> directory in order to install the 2nd distro on (which would not be too
> hard)
> 
> When it comes to the /home partition, is it better to create a new /home? Or
> could I use the /home directory/partition that currently exists.
> 
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :) 

hi Tim,

You will need a separate root (/) partition for each distribution, but
you can share the /home partition.

Note that there can be some issues, where if one distribution has a
newer software version that the other, some of the config files in
the /home directory may cause problems.

Also note that by default, the latest distribution will replace the
bootloader to boot itself, and may or may not include options for other
distributions on the system.

The best way to test multiple systems is using virtual machines - such
as QEMU, vmware, KVM or Xen, since you can't mess up your current system
with them.

regards,
jethro

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Jethro Carr

www.jethrocarr.com
www.jethrocarr.com/index.php?cms=blog

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