Three Linux Operating Systems in One Computer (Is it possible?)

[Felix Miata]

On 06/09/16 02:28 (GMT+0100) Sameera Shaakunthala apparently typed:

> I am currently using both Ubuntu 6.06 and Windows XP on my PC.
> I am planning to install Red Hat Linux and Edubuntu on my computer alongside existing Ubuntu and Windows.

> Is it possible thing to do if I got enough disk space?

I have 18 functional computers. Most of them have at least 3 operating
systems installed. Those I use the most average around 5 operating
systems installed, so certainly it's possible.

Before you start installing anything, you should plan how to allocate
that space among the systems you plan to install. That means both
choosing the allocation scheme, and implementing it with a partitioning
tool, before beginning to install anything more than what is there now.
Then when you actually install, you tell each installer to use
particular partitions according to your wishes instead of allowing it to
possibly make changes you do not want and possibly damage previous
installations.

No matter how experienced you are or not, installing more than one OS on
a system is an advanced install. As a result, every additional
installation you do there requires you select advanced or expert or
whatever the installer calls its non-simple installation routine. Each
added installation should have its boot loader installed on it own
dedicated space, either on its / or on a /boot partition in order to
prevent clobbering previous installations.

Unless you own a book that came with some RedHat version that you plan
to use along with the book as a learning exercise, I recommend you do
not install any RedHat version. The newest is too old for security
support, and very well might not be compatible with your hardware
anyway. Fedora took over where RedHat left off, so one of their releases
would be much better.

Because you already have Ubuntu, you really don't need to install
Edubuntu separately. The Edubutu Desktop can be added to your existing
Ubuntu installation with apt-get.

> Does this lower the performance of my PC?

It's possible, but not likely to any degree you could discover without
complicated tests. Most hard disks have performance that differs by disk
area. Usually the fastest part is at the start of the disk. When a disk
with a significant amount of that characteristic is partitioned those
different areas might be exclusive to the various systems installed,
making those on the faster parts faster than those on the slower parts.
The possibility is nothing that you should be concerned about, but if
you should be, just be sure to find the slowest part and give that to
XP. ;-)

Before you start, it should be useful to read the URL below.
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