[KLUG Members] Multiple OS Installation on Thinkpad laptop

[Green Proc]

I'm still still waiting to hear back from the originator of this thread
regarding his goals, and how he wishes to proceed.  Who cares how much
of a pain the goal might be -- I just want clarification regarding the
goal?  We can solve anything, right?



Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
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>> I don't like any of these approaches.
>> These are strongly worded suggestions, I enjoy being proved wrong, Also
>> these are my opinions.
>> Numbers 1,2,3 are for laptops.
>> 1) its a real pain installing any non windows OS onto a laptop, let alone
>> configuring more than one version.
>> (I'm refering to getting /everything/ working not just the display and
>> keyboard.
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> I've installed recent LINUX distributions on a variety of laptops.  Most
> times
> everything, or close to everything, just works.
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>> 2) assuming you get the largest HD money can buy. 100gb, your going to
>> have
>> to share that space with ... 4 OSes?
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> It depends on what he wants to install,  an OS can easily fit into a 5Gb
> partition.  But in general I think multi-booting is frustrating.
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