Xgl -- Should I try SuSE?

[Gabes]

How much space does one need for a boot partition?

On Thursday 18 May 2006 15:08, Joe Hart wrote:
> 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
>