suse + winxp + slackware as second distro
I already have installed in my computer SuSE and WinXP. It's a dual-booting computer. I want to know if installing slackware in another partition could affect the other two systems. Also I wonder whether I should use the same swap partition or it should be better have two swap partition for two distro. Will slackware create a menu as SuSE had done: choice OS to start, Linux, Windows, Memory Test, etc.? How could I include Slackware as a option to SuSE starting up menu to permit choosing Linux, Windows, Memory Test *AND* Slackware? thanks for any help a. PS-I don't know how slackware works. I just want to try another distro this time.
Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva wrote:
It shouldn't. I have here SuSE 9.0, Win2000 and Slack 9.1.
Also I wonder whether I should use the same swap partition or it should be better have two swap partition for two distro.
The same swap partition will do fine.
Will slackware create a menu as SuSE had done: choice OS to start, Linux, Windows, Memory Test, etc.?
Slackware will want to install lilo. As you're only trialling it, I wouldn't let it. Include Slackware in your SuSE boot loader instead.
Depends whether you're using grub or lilo but this is well documented.
-- Vic Ayres
Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva wrote:
It shouldn't. I have here SuSE 9.0, Win2000 and Slack 9.1.
Also I wonder whether I should use the same swap partition or it should be better have two swap partition for two distro.
The same swap partition will do fine.
Will slackware create a menu as SuSE had done: choice OS to start, Linux, Windows, Memory Test, etc.?
Slackware will want to install lilo. As you're only trialling it, I wouldn't let it. Include Slackware in your SuSE boot loader instead.
Depends whether you're using grub or lilo but this is well documented.
-- Vic Ayres
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