[lug] Installation of multiple Linux Instances

[Matthew Beldyk]

I do stuff like this on most of my machines. Generally, I try to go
through with a live cd and partition everything how I want it
beforehand (which requires a plan).  Though, your idea of partitioning
as you go along would be fine too.  Setting up a raid that everything
can read is also something I've had no problems with (assuming you're
using fairly recent operating systems, something from the ninties
might have trouble reading a filesystem like reiserfs).

I  keep track of the grub boot menu myself (/boot/grub/menu.lst )
because I don't trust most distros and other os's to not overwrite the
other config lines. Just copy this file onto a thumbdrive or email it
to yourself, that way you don't have to make up config lines without
an example for each distro (which is a pain and requires plenty of
googleing).

-Matt

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:18 PM, kevin kempter
<kevin at kevinkempterllc.com> wrote:
> Hi List;
>
> I have a new dev server. As an independent consultant I want to maximize
> it's use. Some of my clients use RedHat/CentOS 64 bit, others Redhat/CentOS
> 32bit, some are even using Fedora and Debian.
>
> Here's my thought:
>
> I'd like to install each OS/version into it's own space on the disk.  I'm
> thinking all I have to do is install one OS (say CentOS 64bit) and partition
> say 20% of the disk. Then once the install is done, boot into the latest
> fedora disk and do the same, etc.
>
> Is this correct ?
>
> Later I want to add a disk array and allocate a RAID mount point that can be
> mounted by any of the installed Linux'es when it's active.
>
> Is this do-able ? Easily ?
>
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
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