I have two questions about running more than one Linux distribution on a single machine.
#1: Does the existence of a separate partition for /home mean that it is not practical to run more than one Linux distribution on a machine? I have SuSE on one partition, and I have space allocated for another distro. But my home directory is on still another partition. When certain programs are run they put hidden files and directories in /home. For example .kde is a directory containing many subdirectories and some files. If I install Debian in my spare partition, will the programs in Debian insert hidden configuration files that will break SuSE's connection to it's configuration files in /home. Will Debian's .kde break SuSE's connection with the .kde that KDE installed when it was originally started in SuSE? #2 Suppose the answer to #1 is that the second distro will break the first distro's connection to it's configuration files in /home. Will there still be a problem if I install the same version of SuSE in the spare partition? Suppose, for example, that I want a duplicate version of SuSE in which to experiment with configuring files and compiling programs so that if I blow the system, I can still run the original SuSE system. Thank you. Bob _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech