On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, erik quanstrom wrote: > > When I start the install process from the Live CD, I'll probably be > > asked to choose a partition where I want Plan9 to live, right? > > > > I'll choose one; it'll warn me that the partition is already in use, > > do I want to overwrite it? I'll reply, yes, and BOOM the partition is > > committed to Plan9. The rest of my partitions are left alone! - right? > > Much obliged. > > nice in theory. in practice, make backups.
I was waiting for that one to pop up. :) If it's _that_ unpredictable, I think that I'll install it on a spare box. FWIW, 8 mos ago, I installed XP on Part1; Linux on 2 (with the swap on an extended partition); PcBSD on 3; and Native Oberon on 4. used Gnome `gparted' to resize and move partitions, with XP still in Part.1 Zero problems! No OS install tried to mess with another partition. So, are you being overly cautious here, or is there a real danger that Plan9 has a run-away? -- Duke
