Mike Kershaw wrote:
2) For each distro, do NOT install to the MBR. Pick the option to
install the bootloader to that distributions partition only. (This
will only work for distributions which are on primary partitions, as
far as I know, but it's possible Grub will do some magic for you
Here's what's worked for me:
Partition the HD. At least 10G/distro (more is better), plus swap, and
one for common data would be nice. No need for /boot. For Linux, all
of these can be either primary or extended partitions. Windows, if
used, must be on a primary partition -- the first partition, I think,
and should be installed first.
For each distro, install to its partition, have it use common swap
partition. Install its bootloader to that same partition, /not/ to
MBR. Repeat for each distro.
Install Smart Boot Manager (OSS) or equivalent. You may have to boot
from a live CD to do this.
Originally I had a common /home partition for all distros, but somebody
pointed out that this is not a good idea. If two distros have different
versions of the same app, any config files in ~ will be wrong for at
least one version. I intend to change things so each distro has its own
/home, but common data are in /common/downloads, /common/documents,
etc., with a link from each user's ~.
With this method, there's no need to install all the distros at the same
time -- some can be installed later, overwriting an existing one if desired.
Adam
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