Thank you very much.
Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Registered Linux user 183185
----- Original Message -----
From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] 2 versions of Mandrake on the same pc?
> On Friday 23 March 2001 22:45, you wrote:
> > Since I moved from Mandrake 7.1 to 7.2 I have been frustrated because I
> > cannot get cups (the printing subsystem in 7.2) to work for me. I would
> > therefore like to go back to ver 7.1 until I work things out in 7.2
> >
> > However I hate removing Mandrake 7.2 altogether.
> >
> > Is it possible to have 2 linux versions (or distributions like RH)
> > installed on the same PC
> > without messing things up? I have 4 OSs on this PC so I know all about
> > separate partitions and booting separately into them, etc. What I do
not
> > know is what I need to do to keep 2 linux versions separate from each
> > other. What partitions I can keep to share between the two and what
need
> > to be separate. Do I just need a separate root partition for the 7.1
> > distribution and can keep my other partitions?
> >
> > Presently I have 7.2 installed in 5 partitions:
> > /, /home, /opt, /usr/local plus swap partition
> >
> > Any advice?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Registered Linux user 183185
> When it is up again, go to www.mandrakeforum.com and search the archives
for
> "Two Mandrake". It happens that I wrote an article on that last December
for
> just such a situation.
>
> Civileme
>
>
