[sf-lug] the build-a-box project

[Jim Stockford]

"Back room" or "server" seems what you're looking for, yes?
I like "...whim and mercy".

as to Rick's observation, yes, it's the elapsing part we should
bear in mind. There's a trick: make a lot of partitions (of right
size), then install the first OS over a few of them. When installing
subsequent OSs, put them on later partitions and have the Grub
menu point to each of the various kernels located on the various
partitions. Probably there are some who don't think this is a trick.

However that, we'll be doing well to get the box not to electrocute
itself and install one OS on it.



On 9/5/06, vincent polite <vpolitewebsiteguy at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah, I figured it would be rather time-consuming. I guess it really comes
> down to a debian version and a red hat version? Just to find out how cranky
> they get. Since I got your ear Rick, it seems like debian is catering more
> towards the desktop, and redhat is catering more towards the, for lack of a
> better term, system? By system, multiple computers at your whim and mercy?
>
>
> *Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>* wrote:
>
> Quoting vincent polite (vpolitewebsiteguy at yahoo.com):
>
> > Can you have three operating systems on a box?
>
> You can have a few dozen, depending on disk space and some installers
> getting cranky about being installed to unusually-specified filesystem
> locations.
>
> Doing that (or even three OSes) while an audience is watching and
> attempting to participate would be ill-advised, however, since elapsed
> time will pile up rather considerably.
>
>
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