Dual Booting Linux Distros - Same Mountpoints?

Discussion in 'Linux' started by Andysan, Dec 25, 2009.

  1. Andysan

    Andysan

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    Hi,

    I have an AAO D150 with the following partition table:

    160GB HDD
    - 6.4GB XP Restore Partition
    - 111GB Windows 7 Partition
    - 43GB Ubuntu Partition 9.10 With:
    - 31GB Filesystem (/)
    - 10GB Home (/home)
    - 1.8GB Swap (/swap)

    I would like to free up a bit of space from the Win7 partition and install OpenSuse 11.2 KDE alongside my existing OS'es. Trouble is no matter what I do YAST wants to install OpenSuse in / and /home over the top of Ubuntu. It won't let me create any new mountpoints for / and /home. Furthermore, I've heard that even if I can successfully install OpenSuse I will face problems as Ubuntu uses Grub2 and OpenSuse still uses Grub-legacy.

    Can anyone help please?!!?

    Thanks!
     
    Andysan, Dec 25, 2009
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    RockDoctor

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    Haven't tried installing Open Suse, but with both Fedora and Ubuntu (and their derivatives) the installation process allows you to chose a custom partitioning and patition mouning scheme (and honors that scheme). You can also chose to place the bootloader in the new partition and chain to it from the Ubuntu partition's grub2.
     
    RockDoctor, Jan 3, 2010
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