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installing 3 operating systems

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NiluGeek Original post #1
Dec 29, 2007 at 7:19 PM
hello friends,

i want to ask one doubt, regarding partitions, how many partitions should I make for installing 3 os windows xp sp2,ubuntu, and solaris, are 4 enough, my lappy config is 512ddr2 ram,80gb harddisk1.73ghz processor.

how do i install all of them simultaneously.
Garbage
Garbage #2
Dec 29, 2007 at 8:22 PM
U need different partitions to install these 3 different operating systems.

And please install it as - XP, then Solaris and lastly Ubuntu.
Sukhdeep Singh
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Why not keep one OS which you will mostly use and run rest of them in Virtualization using apps like Virtual PC, VmWare etc :)
praka123
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:54 PM
^thanks for the idea :rolleyes:
yeah install ubuntu (or solaris) in hdd and run the unstable operating system in vmware :)
infra_red_dude
Dec 29, 2007 at 10:55 PM
I do not suggest installing any OS with virtualization primarily because of only 512mb ram, secondly coz the full potential is not exploited.

However, if you are not comfortable with partitioning and fear data loss, I'd suggest using VMWare or VirtualBox anyday.
iMav
iMav #6
Dec 29, 2007 at 11:04 PM
no idea abt solaris but install xp first and then ubuntu and then solaris