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Old 07-26-2003, 01:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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installing redhat over debian&windows help!!

well, i got a job in a new linux company, and they want me to install redhat.
i dont think it would be much of a problem, i used debian and stuff. except i think my floppy isn't working. can't have a boot disk.
is redhat like windows? deletes ur boot program
the one im using is grub. and i got debian/sid and windows 98 on the partitions.

are there anything i should do before installing redhat? since i really dont feel like having a hard time with redhat "since its the 1st time im gonna be using it!" .

so guys, let me know if there's anything i should do "cuz i'd really dont wanna have problem booting to debian after installing redhat!"
i'll go make a partition for it. 3 gb is more than enough, right?

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Old 07-27-2003, 09:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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hello,
redhat and debian are not that different - in dealing modules and some file names they are - and oh yea - the bigg is is debian has apt which works better than apt4rpm - redhat has some GUI tools. redhat 9 uses grub too - redhat will ask to install a bootlaoder , do know where you existing partions are and choose expert mode.
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Old 07-28-2003, 06:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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hey there, actually i finished installing it,
thanx for the reply. all i had to do is edit menu.lst manually and creat an entry for my debian partition. thats all.
thanx for the concern though
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Old 07-28-2003, 09:37 AM   #4 (permalink)
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menu.lst is depreciated. It doesn't really matter, but support might be removed in a newer version. I think grub.conf has some better options as well.
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Old 07-28-2003, 12:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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you should be able to add an entry into /boot/grub.conf with the location of your debian partition, as well as the label and any arguments that need to be passed to the kernel, etc.
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thanx guys, will do
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