On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 11:11:47AM -0800, Robert G. Scofield wrote: > I have two questions about running more than one Linux distribution on a > single machine. > > #1: Does the existence of a separate partition for /home mean that it is not > practical to run more than one Linux distribution on a machine? > > I have SuSE on one partition, and I have space allocated for another distro. > But my home directory is on still another partition. When certain programs > are run they put hidden files and directories in /home. For example .kde is > a directory containing many subdirectories and some files. > > If I install Debian in my spare partition, will the programs in Debian insert > hidden configuration files that will break SuSE's connection to it's > configuration files in /home. Will Debian's .kde break SuSE's connection > with the .kde that KDE installed when it was originally started in SuSE?
See an answer I wrote to this question previously at http://lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-tech/2004-07/msg00264.html > #2 Suppose the answer to #1 is that the second distro will break the first > distro's connection to it's configuration files in /home. Will there still > be a problem if I install the same version of SuSE in the spare partition? > > Suppose, for example, that I want a duplicate version of SuSE in which to > experiment with configuring files and compiling programs so that if I blow > the system, I can still run the original SuSE system. -- I usually have a GPG digital signature included as an attachment. See http://www.gnupg.org/ for info about these digital signatures.
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