Re: Debian on 2nd hard disk
On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 11:43:56AM -0800, Howard Mann wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I am considering installing Debian on a new hard
> disk, which will be /dev/hdb .
>
> I currently have W95/Red Hat Linux ( dual boot) on
> /dev/hda. I use "Power Boot" as a boot manager and
> LILO is in boot sector of the Linux root
> partition.
>
> My plan is not to install "another" LILO during
> installation of Debian, but to add an appropriate
> image stanza to the existent LILO to stipulate "
> root=/dev/hdbx" for Debian.
>
> I am not familiar with the debian installation
> process. Is my plan feasible? Is there anything
> else I should do or consider ?
I did exactly that during my transition from Red Hat to Debian.
Another possibility would be to add the Debian boot information to your
boot manager.
>
> Will I be able to create separate logical
> partitions for /home, /usr, /usr/local and ? /opt
> during the installation process? Is this
> reasonable for a Debian installation ? Is the
> concept of a separate /opt partition moot with
> respect to Debian?
Yes to both of these questions.
Bob
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