Jacob Meuser wrote:

> If you decide to install an additional OS it will probably want a
> primary.  OpenBSD, for example, won't install on a secondary, but can
> split a primary into 16 partitions.  So, one could install 4 separate 
> *BSDs each with 16 partitions.  I realize that this isn't really
> practical, but is it even possible with Linux? 

Sure.  Linux is happy to boot from a secondary partition.  You can
also do stuff like booting a kernel from partition a that mounts /
from partition b.  Simple matter of editing /etc/lilo.conf (and
remembering which root partition has the current lilo.conf (-: )

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Bob Miller                              K<bob>
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