Re: tri-boot debian, debian-without-dm, and windows with newer debian using partitions from older debian?
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 12:23:11AM +0530, Anubhav Yadav wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 19:33 +0100, Brian wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> One for using an OS as a normal user (the one I have currently with
> debian installed) and the other for forcing me to use the shell for
> daily tasks.
>
> I just don't want another entirely new version of wheezy again, just
> asking if I can install another debian with all /home, /var, /usr
> and /temp from current installation, so that I can access my files from
> both the installations!
You can still use the command line AND have a GUI installed. How are you
going to view a graphic without a GUI? How are you going to watch a
movie without a GUI?
It'd be a lot easier to just CTRL-ALT-F1 to a virtual terminal and work
from there, don't you think?
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