multiple distros 1 hard drive non windows guidance
by Rickk from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4ZKZK)
Hello I have a 80 gig hard drive I would like to install multiple distros from. In particular Zorin, Chaletos and Ubuntu game pack. There is no Windows installation involved.
So far I have made a 2 gig boot partition and 4 partitions (ext4) with about 7 gig free. I used live grub to do this. After reading several confusing articles on various ways to accomplish this, I am hoping someone can guide me in simple terms to do this. I dont care about storage areas and would like to be able to simply add/remove distros and try different one without affecting the others
As of right now here is what I have set up
/dev/sdf1 ext 4 2.05 Gib bios_grub
/dev/sdf2,3,and 4 ext 4 21.71 Gib (each)
unallocated 7.37 Gib
If I understand what I have read correctly, I go to install for example Zorin. I go through the first few screens and get to the partitioning section. There I select the bottom one and select sdf2. I modify it to the / for a mounting point. My boot loader is selected for the hard drive itself
My end result is to be able to select what distro to load from a menu when booting up
My next question is when installing additional distros, I know to select the partition I want to install in. Do I make a mounting point for each on and also select the hard drive for the boot loader as well?
Please be so king to keep replies simple as what is needed and what to do. For some reason I am having a very hard time understanding what is required.
Any suggestions appreciated
Thanks Rickk
So far I have made a 2 gig boot partition and 4 partitions (ext4) with about 7 gig free. I used live grub to do this. After reading several confusing articles on various ways to accomplish this, I am hoping someone can guide me in simple terms to do this. I dont care about storage areas and would like to be able to simply add/remove distros and try different one without affecting the others
As of right now here is what I have set up
/dev/sdf1 ext 4 2.05 Gib bios_grub
/dev/sdf2,3,and 4 ext 4 21.71 Gib (each)
unallocated 7.37 Gib
If I understand what I have read correctly, I go to install for example Zorin. I go through the first few screens and get to the partitioning section. There I select the bottom one and select sdf2. I modify it to the / for a mounting point. My boot loader is selected for the hard drive itself
My end result is to be able to select what distro to load from a menu when booting up
My next question is when installing additional distros, I know to select the partition I want to install in. Do I make a mounting point for each on and also select the hard drive for the boot loader as well?
Please be so king to keep replies simple as what is needed and what to do. For some reason I am having a very hard time understanding what is required.
Any suggestions appreciated
Thanks Rickk