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From: "Peter Seibel" <seibel@sirius.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Running FreeBSD and Linux on same machine?
Date: 25 Nov 1995 23:25:51 -0800
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I have Linux up and running as the only OS on my machine. And I have a
1.2 gig hard drive which is divided into one big partition (1.1 gig)
plus a small swap partition (the rest). How would I go about
installing FreeBSD so I can try it out without getting rid of Linux.
I suppose, after reading the O'Rielley, Running Linux book that I have
to repartition my hard drive but I have no good way to back it up
first. (That book was unclear on how to repartition a drive without
backing everything up first, though it mentioned DOS utilities that
could do it. Is there such a thing for Linux.)
And, if that is correct, and I can do that, then what. I looked at the
FreeBSD Handbook on the web and the installation procedure sounded
pretty automagical. Will it not screw up my existing OS and
file systems, etc.
Hoping this makes some sense,
Peter
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