gourinath
October 26th, 2009, 11:07 AM
Hi All,
Recently I switched to ubuntu/linux. It has been a transforming experience.:P
I have the following query:
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Context of the query:
This question is about installing openSUSE 11.1 on a laptop, on which I already installed ubuntu 9.04 and windowsXP. As of now, the dual boot works perfect. At the bootup, I can opt either of the five ubuntu versions and winXP.
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Background information:
I installed ubuntu and winXP from scratch. First I installed ubuntu9.04 and then winXP. But before installing ubuntu, using the liveCD, I made five partitions on my 160 GB hard disk:
first partition- 20 GB with filesystem ext3 (on which I installed Ubuntu 9.04)
second parition- 30 GB with filesystem NTFS (on which winXP is installed)
third - extended partition with two logical partitions: (1) 60 GB with filesystem ext3 (I installed this as home for ubuntu); (2) 5 GB (which I use as swap for ubuntu)
forth partition- 30 GB (with filesystem ext3) (THIS partition is empty and I plan to install openSUSE 11.1 over it)
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QUERIES:
I have liveCD of openSUSE 11.1 and would like to install it in the forth partition. Here are my questions:
Q1: Can I install openSUSE so that I can choose between ubuntu, winXP and openSUSE?
Q2: If I can, then can share the ubuntu home with the openSUSE linux?
Q3: If yes then please guide me how to do this?
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My previous experience:
1. I partition and installed ubuntu on a clean hard disk.
2. Then installed winXP
3. Edited the GRUB to get back my ubuntu
4. Edited menu.lst of ubuntu to add winXP.
I am a bit scared about installing another linux alongside the existing linux system.
Thanks
gourinath
Recently I switched to ubuntu/linux. It has been a transforming experience.:P
I have the following query:
__________________________________________________ ________________________________
Context of the query:
This question is about installing openSUSE 11.1 on a laptop, on which I already installed ubuntu 9.04 and windowsXP. As of now, the dual boot works perfect. At the bootup, I can opt either of the five ubuntu versions and winXP.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Background information:
I installed ubuntu and winXP from scratch. First I installed ubuntu9.04 and then winXP. But before installing ubuntu, using the liveCD, I made five partitions on my 160 GB hard disk:
first partition- 20 GB with filesystem ext3 (on which I installed Ubuntu 9.04)
second parition- 30 GB with filesystem NTFS (on which winXP is installed)
third - extended partition with two logical partitions: (1) 60 GB with filesystem ext3 (I installed this as home for ubuntu); (2) 5 GB (which I use as swap for ubuntu)
forth partition- 30 GB (with filesystem ext3) (THIS partition is empty and I plan to install openSUSE 11.1 over it)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUERIES:
I have liveCD of openSUSE 11.1 and would like to install it in the forth partition. Here are my questions:
Q1: Can I install openSUSE so that I can choose between ubuntu, winXP and openSUSE?
Q2: If I can, then can share the ubuntu home with the openSUSE linux?
Q3: If yes then please guide me how to do this?
__________________________________________________ ___________________________________
My previous experience:
1. I partition and installed ubuntu on a clean hard disk.
2. Then installed winXP
3. Edited the GRUB to get back my ubuntu
4. Edited menu.lst of ubuntu to add winXP.
I am a bit scared about installing another linux alongside the existing linux system.
Thanks
gourinath