Re: Linux on a multiboot system?

From: Leo (Bing) Whiteway (leowhiteway_at_yahoo.ca)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 18:41:14 GMT

Speedy Gonzaless wrote:
> I have 3 partitions on my hdd & 2 OS - Win 98SE on C: and WinXP on D:.
> On the third partition i wish to install Tilix 0.3 (a bulgarian distr
> of Linux). Can I have those 3 OS on my comp and how do I select which
> to boot?
> I also need basic instruction how to install linux
> P.S. I prefer mail answers spgonzaless@msn.com
> ThANks

Most Linux versions install a boot manager by default.
Mine uses lilo others use grub If you just agree with most setting when this
comes up, you will most likely have a boot manager installed in the MBR of your
first hard drive with all 3 OS's installed. You should get a menu with the OS
choices and you go to which one you want to boot into. 

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