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Thread: possible to install 4 operating systems?

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to put briefly, want install following 4 operating systems on laptop:
(will write underneith why want each)

1. windows xp
- comes in handy several things time time, when in rare occassions lend not know linux is. stay on laptop forever
2. ubuntu
- want use whenever need work
3. debian
- testing purposes, see if linux right me
4. slackware
- testing purposes, see if linux right me. hear 1 best linux use if u want learn unix well.

have computer work on, running windows xp unfortunately. has come point reliability , security far important me want make switch linux. dont want os u, in long term think debian or slackware best me. have decide once have trialled them out.

situation possible? also, in terms of partitions...i know u can have 1 logical partition, cause problem?

you can have many system installs if have enough space. have 3 drives 4 installs , space several others. 3 main installs last ubuntu, current ubuntu 10.04 , next ubuntu 10.10. each in 20-25gb / (root) partition data in separate partitions mounted each whatever boot have same files & firefox bookmarks. not recommend sharing /home settings may conflict. if upgrading using same /home makes sense. /data not have worry settings. copy settings 1 /home if think might need them.

partitioning basics info on /data older still valid bodhi.zazen
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...data+partition
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ho...sandpartitions
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/partitioningschemes
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/multiple_os_installation

mount, hide & link windows partition
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1397508

how multi-boot (maintain more 2 os) old grub
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=724817
painless linux multi-boot setup - see comments
http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009...ess-linux.html
oldfred's versions of data linking above blog, based on more comments
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1405490


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