Re: Triple-boot? -- XP Pro/ubuntu [or kubuntu]/Mandriva


> I guess the main question here is: If it becomes apparent at that point
> (partitioning) that Ubuntu is going to make a change that I don't approve of,
> can one still easily back out then and no damage done? Or have any
>
The installation program doesn't make any changes until it confirms
(twice) that you want to write the changes to disk. You may cancel at
any time before that without loss.
> Well, ultimately, I want to wipe the Mandriva install, once I have
> successfully migrated my main apps and data to Ubuntu/Kubuntu. In the
> interim, though, would there not be potential conflicts having two active
> distros sharing the same /home data?
>

This depends on if the applications in each are such different versions
that the data would be incompatible and the application(s) do not have
backwards compatibility. I'd have to say that the risk of that is not
0%, but I can't imagine it's that high either.

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