I am using Mandrake 9.1 currently. Have my partitions laid out as under.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] fdisk -l /dev/hda
 
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4870 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 
   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1       653   5245191    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2           654      4870  33873052+   f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5           654      1306   5245191    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda6          1307      1959   5245191    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda7          1960      2612   5245191    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda8          2613      3264   5237158+  83  Linux
/dev/hda9          3265      4837  12635091   83  Linux
/dev/hda10         4838      4870    265041   82  Linux swap
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Here :

/dev/hda8  --> / of Mandrake 9.1
/dev/hda9  --> /home of Mandrake 9.1
/dev/hda10 --> swap of Mandrake 9.1

Am considering installing Slackware 9.0 now, and make it live together
with Mandrake. Albeit, I am wondering if I can convert the file system
on say /dev/hda7 from FAT32 to ext3 to install Slackware and at the same
time share /home mounted on /dev/hda9 and swap on /dev/hda10 for BOTH
Mandrake 9.1 and Slackware 9.0.

Is this possible? Or is it mandatory to have a different swap and /home
for both installations? Incase possible, any precautions to be taken?

Vishal.








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