Can I Install one more Linux distro to my system.
By coolvin
@coolvin (21)
India
January 9, 2007 11:09am CST
My current computer has Redhat linux and windows XP installed.
When booting starts there is redhat's GRUB which asks me which OS I want to choose.
I wanted to know whether I will be able to install open SUSE along with current OSs.I have 10GB free partition so space is not an issue.
I am fed up with reinstalling XP and I have spend a lot time installing the 4 CD's of redhat Linux.So I dont want any errors when I install anything.
I once began install Ubuntu but it ony had options to install along with Windows and not with another Linux distribution.So I didnt install.
Can anyone help me install Linux to a system which has XP and Redhat.Will I be able to do that.
2 responses
@swaroop_sv2003 (531)
• India
10 Jan 07
It is possible to install additional Distro if you got one already installed. I think suse can detected additional Distros and create grub with that additional distro boot option. But i am not completely sure about that. You may need to check it with the opensuse forum. Another option is to install third party boot loader. Here is a list of boot managers and most of them are freewares http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/.
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@adarshgirish (247)
• India
10 Jan 07
Ya it is possible. JUst install the new version in a completely new partition and make changes in the grub accordingly. You can find all the info on how to do it from various linux communities on the net.
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@Poofs_that_r_cheesy (291)
• United States
9 Jan 07
If you want to run more then one instance of Linux (pronounced Lie nix) you should look into something like VMWARE which will let you boot into one OS and then run another instance all together of another OS at the same time. Your Multi-boot option gets too convoluted after 2 OS's installed.
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