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#1 2010-08-31 12:12:48

nTia89
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[solved] two archlinux on the same hd

hi to all,

i would to install another archlinux in my hd which already contains an archlinux installation.

how can i do ?  i've already 4 partitions on my MBR hd ....

thanks

Last edited by nTia89 (2010-08-31 18:44:01)


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#2 2010-08-31 12:32:27

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

err...
so you already have 4 primary parttitons?
can you downsize one of the partitions and make the remainder a extended partition?

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#3 2010-08-31 12:50:08

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

Uhm... as long as you don't try to install them on the same partition you can install as many distros as you like.


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#4 2010-08-31 12:53:39

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

You can install in a virtual machine - VMware, virtualbox, qemu ...

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#5 2010-08-31 13:18:00

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

72linus wrote:

err...
so you already have 4 primary parttitons?
can you downsize one of the partitions and make the remainder a extended partition?


yes, i can downsize a partition but remain however 4 partitions !!!
i have BOOT, ROOT, SWAP, HOME

and i don't want to virtualize it

Last edited by nTia89 (2010-08-31 13:26:01)


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#6 2010-08-31 13:25:53

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

Downsize so you get enough empty space, then kill the swap partition and create a logical "container" so you can have as many partitions as you like.

You can share the swap space between them, just change fstab in the current installation after you made the new install.

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#7 2010-08-31 13:30:09

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

hokasch wrote:

Downsize so you get enough empty space, then kill the swap partition and create a logical "container" so you can have as many partitions as you like.

You can share the swap space between them, just change fstab in the current installation after you made the new install.


ok, this is a good idea... wanting i can substitute the swap partition with a swap file ?

so my HD will become: BOOT, ROOT, HOME, logial{BOOT2, HOME2, ROOT2, SWAP2}, is right ?


and, grub can boot logical partition ?


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#8 2010-08-31 13:45:02

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

The better solution would be to do a backup, scrap your current install, install again - this time to LVM or a GPT disk.

AFAIK GRUB will be able to boot from a logical partition.

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#9 2010-08-31 13:49:11

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

yes, but i haven't a ext. disk where i can put the backup .....

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#10 2010-08-31 18:43:37

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

thanks to all, i've solved.

deleted swap partition replaced by a swap file in the root

then i've created an extended partition within logical partition where i've installed the second archlinux

finally i modified grub config to add the new entry


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#11 2010-08-31 22:14:41

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Re: [solved] two archlinux on the same hd

deleted swap partition replaced by a swap file in the root

As swap is temporary used space, you could point both installs to the same swap partition. Only exception, this would break hibernating to the partition.

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