-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 07 July 2003 02:37 am, Lukas Ruf wrote: > Hallo Zhao YouBing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-07-07 12:31]: > > If I want to install multiple distributions on one machine, there > > should be some parts that can be shared, > > such as SWAP, /tmp(if u made it a separate partition), but > > can we share /usr, /var? What should be done carefully to share them? > > I assume: > swap -- without problems > usr -- I wouldn't since all distros make use of slightly different > configurations > etc -- dito > home -- yes > var -- with a lot of care due to "usr"-problematic > dev -- depends on the various kernels, i.e. devfs <-> legacy devs > > In general: > - where OS/distro-dependend stuff is in, rather not > - user's data like home of course > > What do the other think?
I would think any file system that the system doesn't write to. This would also include /usr/local and /opt. Though on some distro's /opt gets software installed, I don't think sharing it would affect any particular distro. - -- Greg Madden Debian GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Ca9Wk7rtxKWZzGsRAp4pAJ0Tsv1MZGZThn0ALrOrzdp9Cn48IQCfW7a3 +50MLrNEDYkjP5qGhtZ6NPM= =tMVj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
