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Re: potato and slink



> From: Vik <vik@progsoc.uts.edu.au>
> ...
> > Can one install both Potato and Slink on the same box? I've just
> > received CD's for Potato but would like to retain Slink for a while. 
> > I always boot from floppies, so Lilo is not an issue.
> > 
> > I've no recollection of seeing any reference to this. Any advice,
> > help or suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> ... I reckon there is a way to do it on the same
> partition, but it might get messy - two ideas that have just popped into
> my tired head are to use a lot of symlinks, or to install all of potato
> into some directory,say /potato, and ensure all possible path references
> use /potato/... rather thatn /... 
> No, there must be an easier way.

You want to, and I think have to, use separate partitions.

Daniel
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