daul boot linux box with two distros ?

[crow2icedearth2]

this is a question i have been wondering for a while.....how do i dual boot two distros ?
i want to run SLACKWARE (the best ) and REDHAT (commerializm but need )



thanks

[Hayl]

install one then install the other but don't install a boot loader for the second one - configure the boot loader the first distro installed to load your second distro.

[crow2icedearth2]

was basically wanting to do it with out having two root filesystems

is that how u would do it

distro 1

/dev/hda1 /
/dev/hda2 <swap>

distro 2

/dev/hda3 /
/dev/hda4 <swap>

or could i use the same swap partation for both distros ?
i never have had a need for dual boot linux boxs but i want to on my laptop for **** and giggles........ he he

[retsaw]

The method I prefer would be to install the bootloader for the second distro on the partition it's actually installed on, then setup the main bootloader to load your second distro as just another os.

Using the same swap patition for both distros won't cause any problems, but you can't share the root filesystem.

[crow2icedearth2]

isn't that basically what i said
i would need two root parations then


u can't share the same filesystems so then i would tell my bootlloader to load each root partaion

u cant install say redhat and slackware on
/dev/hda1 /
it just wouldnt work


so i would have to do

/dev/hda1 / (redhat)
/dev/hda2 / ( slackware )
/dev/hda3 <swap >

am i correct on that ?? thanks man

[retsaw]

yes

[crow2icedearth2]

thanks :) rock in roll