I'm not familiar with Vmware so I'll ask this question: Why not just
fill extra partitions with your experimental distros and then use
Grub/Lilo to boot your desired distro? Or does Vmware do a much better
job at this?
Seve
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On 8/20/00, 1:15:55 PM, Ellick Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
Re: [expert] wishing for a second machine:
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Vic wrote:
> > One day when I get a separate machine (for testing purposes only)
> > I want to use it to test unstable releases of linux (any dist.)
> > I feel like I am not quite enough help on these lists and
> > I am always the one asking for help, but I wish there
> > were a way I could give back, but due to limited finds,
> > I can't help out as much as I want to.
> >
> One alternative may be to use VMware, www.vmware.com, or to partition
your
> hd further, and install multiple distros on it. A safer second choice is
> to buy a 2nd hd, and install a development Mandrake on there to play
with,
> so you don't screw up your main distro.
> > I try to answer any questions that I know the answer to,
> > even if someone else does it too, after all 300 heads
> > are better than 3.
> >
> More answers are always better than none.
> > Sorry if I have not seemed to be much help lately,
> > on either the newbie list or the expert one,
> > but I would sure like to be as I learn more about the
> > Unix (or Linux in this case) o/s.
> >
> I like your dedication to try to help, even if you don't have the
> resources to. That shows that you don't try to mooch answers off
> people. That is what Open Source and Linux are all about.
> > Long live Linux and Unix.
> >
> > --The Learner
> >
> --
> Regards,
> Ellick Chan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Aug 20
