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| ====== Partition a Drive to Install more than one Operating System ====== | ====== Partition a Drive to Install more than one Operating System ====== | ||
| - | Some people want to install | + | Some people want to install |
| This can be done by creating a number of partitions on the hard drive, and installing a number of operating systems in them. | This can be done by creating a number of partitions on the hard drive, and installing a number of operating systems in them. | ||
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| ==== You may Install ==== | ==== You may Install ==== | ||
| - | Tiny Core. | + | * Tinycore. |
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| - | More than one different version of Tiny Core. | + | |
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| - | Microcore. | + | |
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| - | More than one different version of Microcore. | + | |
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| - | Another Linux Distribution. | + | |
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| - | More than one Other Linux Distribution. | + | |
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| - | Windows. | + | |
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| - | More than one different version of Windows. | + | |
| ==== Primary, Extended and Logical Partitions ==== | ==== Primary, Extended and Logical Partitions ==== | ||
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| If the Extlinux bootloader is used, it needs to be in a primary partition. | If the Extlinux bootloader is used, it needs to be in a primary partition. | ||
| - | A swap partition, which may be called swap area or Linux swap, enables part of the hard drive to be used like extra RAM. A suggested size, is double the RAM. Any partition, primary or logical, can be used for swap. However, it is common practice to use the first logical partition. | + | A swap partition, which may be called swap area or Linux swap, enables part of the hard drive to be used like extra RAM. A suggested size is double the amount of RAM. Any partition, primary or logical, can be used for swap. However, it is common practice to use the first logical partition. |
| - | To install more than one version of Linux on a computer, a root partition is needed for each version, and only one swap partition which can be used by all. | + | To install more than one version of Linux on a computer, a root partition is needed for each version, and single |
| Linux can be set up with different directories in different partitions, but this is not necessary. For example, you can have the home directory, where personal files are saved, in a different partition. | Linux can be set up with different directories in different partitions, but this is not necessary. For example, you can have the home directory, where personal files are saved, in a different partition. | ||
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| Following is a list of filesystems supported by older versions of Windows. | Following is a list of filesystems supported by older versions of Windows. | ||
| - | | Operating system | + | ^ Operating system |
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| | MS-DOS | FAT16 | | | MS-DOS | FAT16 | | ||
| | Windows 3.1 | FAT16 | | | Windows 3.1 | FAT16 | | ||
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| GParted may be easier for new users. | GParted may be easier for new users. | ||
| - | GParted can be installed in Tiny Core, and used for partitioning. | + | GParted can be installed in Tinycore, and used for partitioning. |
| [[Parted Magic]] contains GParted, and may be used for partitioning. | [[Parted Magic]] contains GParted, and may be used for partitioning. | ||
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| Install all of the operating systems you want. | Install all of the operating systems you want. | ||
| - | Install | + | Install |
| - | * [[install_hd|Install | + | * [[install_hd|Install |
| - | * [[install_usb|Install | + | * [[install_usb|Install |
| - | * [[install_hd_net|Install Tiny Core on a Hard Drive with Internet - Version 3.6]] | + | |
| - | * [[install_hd_offline|Install Tiny Core on a Hard Drive without Internet - Version 3.6]] | + | |
| - | * [[install_usb_net|Install Tiny Core on a USB Drive with Internet - Version 3.6]] | + | |
| - | * [[install_usb_offline|Install Tiny Core on a USB Drive without Internet - Version 3.6]] | + | |
| ==== Set Up the Bootloader ==== | ==== Set Up the Bootloader ==== | ||
| - | Set up the Extlinux bootloader as shown here | + | Set up the Extlinux bootloader as explained in [[extlinux|Extlinux |
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| - | * [[extlinux|Select which Operating System to Start using Extlinux]] | + | |
| If you installed another Linux distribution, | If you installed another Linux distribution, | ||
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| ==== If the Computer already has Windows ==== | ==== If the Computer already has Windows ==== | ||
| - | If a computer already has Windows installed, see [[install_with_windows|Install | + | If a computer already has Windows installed, see [[install_with_windows|Install |
| ==== Windows Commands for Extlinux ==== | ==== Windows Commands for Extlinux ==== | ||
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| Change hd0 1 to whatever partition Windows is in. | Change hd0 1 to whatever partition Windows is in. | ||
| - | For more information, | + | For more information, |
| ==== Windows Commands for Grub Legacy ==== | ==== Windows Commands for Grub Legacy ==== | ||
