On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 12:59:09PM +0530, newlxuser wrote:
>
> How to use /usr, /mydir of a particular Linux distro in another
> Linux distro installed on the same HDD but on 2nd parttion ?
>
Sharing partitions under two different distros is NOT recommended
The reasons are as follows:
a) Library/ dependency conflicts b) Permission conflicts
c) Customisation conflicts.
I have two two three Linux distros installed at any one time, and
the partitions that I share are:
a) /opt ... where I keep all statically linked packages only, or
things like O'Rielley books ... On my box almost 80% of soft-
ware is compiled and installed. Or things like Tcl/Tk, perl,
python, bash and such script-type stuff which are library
independent.
b) /archive ... a special partition where I store downloaded or
copied source tarballs, txt/html and graphics/ music files.
[This is a vfat partition shared with M$/ Win]
c) /swap
The following should never be shared /usr, /etc, /var or even
/home. When you install 2 or more distros, normally one is your
stable one, and the other an experimental one with a more upda-
ted kernel or libraries. There is no point having two distros
which are identical using the same kernel/ libs/ apps.
HTH
Bish
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