Xgl -- Should I try SuSE?

[Joe Hart]

Scott wrote:

>Half of the time when I try to install two Linux distros the new one
>overwrites menu.lst completely.  Or it only recognizes say two of the 3
>OSes I have installed.
>  
>
The November 2005 Issue of Tux Magazine, which is available for free in 
their archives explains very clearly how you can install different 
distributions on the same machine and not have grub overwritten.

 It's just a matter of creating a separate boot partition for grub, then 
let the installs do whatever they want but don't let them touch your 
boot partition.  When the installs are done, just copy the entry in the 
menu.lst that the install created to the menu.lst on your boot partition 
and you can have as many distros as you have space for.

 If the distro only installs lilo, then your work is a bit more cut out 
as you have to create the grub entry yourself.

If you need more detail, check out www.tuxmagazine.com and find the 
article "Giving Multiple Distro's the Boot"

Joe