> However, I understand that it's a good idea to have two copies of the linux
> system so that you can upgrade the kernel. If your new kernel dies, you boot
> from the other one. The installation stuff I have does not seem to address
> this. Does this mean 2 boot partitions on hdb? Is that possible?
No need for this at all. One way to do it is to create a boot floppy with
a kernel that you know works. Another is to put a copy of the kernel in
your DOS partition and boot from there using loadlin, e.g.
loadlin c:\vmlinuz-good-one root=/dev/hda2 ro
for example, if your root partition of Linux is on hda2.
> Given that I want to get used to using linux for email and office, and want
> to be able to upgrade to kernel 2.4 (which is coming out soonish I think),
> how do you think I should set up my partitions?
1 = DOS
2 = / 128M
3 = /usr 1G
4 = /var 500M
5 = swap 128M ... repeat if necessary
6 = /tmp 128M
7 = /home whatever space left
mk
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