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Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?



On Wed 04 Sep 2013 at 23:28:49 +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote:

> I want to learn and master the command line of Linux. I want to be
> comfortable at editors like vim. I am justing getting intrigued by the
> command line. 
> 
> So I have decided to force myself to use the command line by installing
> a gdm-less debian on my laptop. 
> 
> The laptop currently has a windows and debian dual boot. My current
> debian partition is such that /, /home, /usr, /var and /temp are all on
> a different partition. 
> 
> Can I install debian again on my machine (without any desktop manager)
> on a separate partition for / and use the /home, /usr, /var and /temp
> from my current debian installation?

Possibly. But why bother? Debian may be a Good Thing - but why do you
need more than one installation? If you do, why not just do it?


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