On Mon, 2001-09-17 at 16:51, Jay DeKing wrote:
> >2 We can't use them at the same time
>
> ? We can not use them both ?
> have you tried having 2-3 Linux distros ( or installations)+ FreeBSD on
> the same mashine
> can you install lilo on 2 places ? or on second drive
> why not lilo -> /dev/hda ----->> lin-distroes,grub
> grub -> /dev/hdb----->> FreeBSD?lin-distros?smth else
>
> >so why do i need to have them
> >installed? Ex Why we dont have Xfree 3.X and 4.X at the same time?
>
> why not ?
I prefer grub; it's much easier to modify and restart without having to run
"lilo" at the command line before rebooting.
And, I have both XFree 3.3.6 and 4.x loaded, because StarOffice chokes on 4.x
(so I actually run 3.3.6) but other programs depend on the presence of the
4.x libraries.
Finally, isn't "choice" one of the driving forces that brought many of us to
the Linux camp in the first place?
Jay DeKing
The point of the original poster remains. We should not be REQUIRED to
have BOTH installed. We should be able to CHOOSE one OR the other, and
have that be enough to resolve package dependencies, which ever ONE that
may be.
If you WANT to have both, then by all means do.
--
TTFN,
Lonnie Borntreger
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