On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:31:34 +0100 Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Friday 24 Oct 2003 5:41 am, Michael Adams wrote: > > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:28:38 -0400 > > > > Heather/Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I really need to setup a "fuck me!" OS beside my normal install > > > of linux. > > > > > > sigh > > > Femme > > > > It's not as nutty as it sounds. I have three on my "Desktop" box. > > > > MDK 9.0 - Stable > > MDK 9.0 - Tweak > > MDK 9.1 - Update > > > I had wondered about having two versions running the same kernel. For > instance, could I allocate a partition and install the same version > as on another partition, make temp mounts for the original /etc /usr > and /var and copy across a whole existing install? I'm wondering > because it would be really nice to try an upgrade for the experience, > without risking losing the existing install in case of problems. > I went from new installs for each. /etc needs to be in / for the bootup. I have seperate /usr for each install but a common /var and /home for my 9.0's. If i want to update a package in one only as a test this was the minimum setup. > In the past I have always kept the existing stable install and done a > new install, but of course it is necessary to start a whole raft of > configurations and installs afterwards. ?raft? - I let the newly installed lilo overwrite the old, borrow any vmlinuz and initrd that dont match the new, copy them to /boot, then rewrite the old lilo.conf's to suit. Of course i have to keep a written sheet of my 'a-hem' 15 partitions. They then behave nicely with each other. -- Michael
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