Gregory Seidman <gss+debian@cs.brown.edu> [2003-01-09 07:42:15 -0500]: > Ignoring, for the moment, why I would do such a thing, I want to set up a > machine (laptop) to dual-boot both Redhat 8.0 and Debian (testing/unstable > mix). You might consider setting up a chroot area for the non-booting distribution. This works both ways, in that Debian can host RH and the reverse. Depending upon things this works really well. I use it to create older executables bound to older libraries but compatible forward onto my newer system. Others do the reverse to test against unstable while still living on stable. A lot of variations are possible. See Colin's nice description on the subject. http://people.debian.org/~walters/chroot.html Using chroot is more subtle than the direct brute force method of dual booting. And we all know that brute force and ignorance will always triumph over intelligence and finesse. But it does allow you simultaneous use of both systems on the same hardware at the same time. Bob
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