[Liverpool] Liverpool Digest, Vol 168, Issue 4

Fri Mar 20 12:19:03 UTC 2009

I agree, use Linux and load the inferior operating systems virtual box, Xen
or Wine.

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>   1. Re: Multi-Boot Query (ian)
>   2. Re: Multi-Boot Query (Simon Johnson)
>   3. Re: Multi-Boot Query (Andy Carter)
>   4. Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party (Andrew Williams)
>   5. Re: Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party (Simon Johnson)
>   6. Re: Multi-Boot Query (Andrew Williams)
>   7. Re: Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party (Lucy)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:35:10 +0000
> From: ian <ian.t.s.smith at tesco.net>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Multi-Boot Query
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID: <1237498510.6991.0.camel at ian-laptop>
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> Hi
>
> Try
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html
>
> Regards
>
> Ian
> On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 18:40 +0000, Scott Brimin wrote:
>
> > Good evening, y'all.
> >
> > I have need for some advice on a matter of multi-booting OS'. My problem
> > is more specifically windows but my solution is sufficiently 'nix to
> > justify my use of this forum.
> >
> > So here goes it.
> >
> > I'm planning on installing multiple versions and different OS' on my
> > computer. For the sake of simplifying the situation, let's say I want:
> >
> > 1) Windows XP Professional
> > 2) Windows XP Professional (x64)
> > 3) Windows Vista Business
> > 4) Kubuntu 8.10
> >
> >
> > They will all be on a single hard disk with GRUB, naturally, as
> boot-loader.
> >
> > The problem I foresee is that I want all three Windows to have the same
> > drive letters and setups. But I'm fairly certain that the system drive
> > letters will increment as C, E, F. I want all system drives to be C.
> >
> > I've taken a look at grub and I know it can hide partitions and swap
> > partition positions.
> >
> > Can anyone offer any advice, docs and/or help to solve my problems?
> >
> > Please and thank you.
> >
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:51:31 +0000
> From: Simon Johnson <simon.johnson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Multi-Boot Query
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> >
> > what if i asked you about where i can find *legal* good porn online
> > through this maillist?
> >
>
> I'd be happy to oblige. :)
>
>
> > would you help me if you could? the question is still related to
> computers
> > (*online porn*), so maybe a Linux Users Group is a good place to ask? :)
> >
>
> God (Algore?) created the Internet so men and women alike could find porn
> 24
> hours a day. Since most of these porn sites use Linux based servers, I
> think
> porn definitely fits the remit of this discussion group.
> On the subject of Windows questions - It wasn't that off topic. For the
> next
> decade or so, we're going to have people who need/want to run a variety of
> proprietary operating systems side by side with Linux. Hopefully, in the
> fullness of time, they'll see the benefit of using free software and
> eventually they won't use the closed source stuff at all.
> I wonder if Vladimir would have a problem with a System V or AIX question
> on
> this discussion group? After all, while these systems are clearly Unix
> based
> they are fully proprietary.
> Kind Regards,
> Simon Johnson
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:34:23 +0000
> From: Andy Carter <andy.carter at theroom.org>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Multi-Boot Query
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Hi Scott,
>
> My advice would be to try virtualisation, unless you particularly need
> every ounce of performance your machine offers within each OS.  My
> personal preference is for VMware Workstation running on Ubuntu,
> although one of my colleagues is more than happy with VirtualBox.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Andy
>
> Scott Brimin wrote:
> > Good evening, y'all.
> >
> > I have need for some advice on a matter of multi-booting OS'. My problem
> > is more specifically windows but my solution is sufficiently 'nix to
> > justify my use of this forum.
> >
> > So here goes it.
> >
> > I'm planning on installing multiple versions and different OS' on my
> > computer. For the sake of simplifying the situation, let's say I want:
> >
> > 1) Windows XP Professional
> > 2) Windows XP Professional (x64)
> > 3) Windows Vista Business
> > 4) Kubuntu 8.10
> >
> >
> > They will all be on a single hard disk with GRUB, naturally, as
> boot-loader.
> >
> > The problem I foresee is that I want all three Windows to have the same
> > drive letters and setups. But I'm fairly certain that the system drive
> > letters will increment as C, E, F. I want all system drives to be C.
> >
> > I've taken a look at grub and I know it can hide partitions and swap
> > partition positions.
> >
> > Can anyone offer any advice, docs and/or help to solve my problems?
> >
> > Please and thank you.
> >
> >
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> > Liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/liverpool
> >
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>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:26:39 +0000
> From: Andrew Williams <andy at tensixtyone.com>
> Subject: [Liverpool] Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party
> To: liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Message-ID: <20090320112639.GB21917 at manex.tensixtyone.com>
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> Hi all,
>
> Just making a slight cross post from the Ubuntu UK list, Lucy from
> Manchester Free Software is looking to try and organise a launch party
> for Ubuntu Jaunty  in Manchester for the end of April (24-28th ish).
> So, just to assist a little, who would be interested in attending this
> type of event?
>
> I know Lucy is on the list so she'll see the responses :)
>
> --
> Andrew Williams
> w: http://tensixtyone.com/
> e: andy at tensixtyone.com
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:28:06 +0000
> From: Simon Johnson <simon.johnson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> I would! Ubuntu is Debian based after all.
>
> Simon
>
> 2009/3/20 Andrew Williams <andy at tensixtyone.com>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just making a slight cross post from the Ubuntu UK list, Lucy from
> > Manchester Free Software is looking to try and organise a launch party
> > for Ubuntu Jaunty  in Manchester for the end of April (24-28th ish).
> > So, just to assist a little, who would be interested in attending this
> > type of event?
> >
> > I know Lucy is on the list so she'll see the responses :)
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Williams
> > w: http://tensixtyone.com/
> > e: andy at tensixtyone.com
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:28:09 +0000
> From: Andrew Williams <andy at tensixtyone.com>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Multi-Boot Query
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 09:35:10PM +0000, ian wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Try
> > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html
>
> Becareful witht his one, I know XP and it's ilk doesn't really like it's
> drives being reordered by GRUB. Maybe one solution is to have a
> multi-install on one partition, then use the NTLDR/boot.ini to select
> the OS version.
>
> --
> Andrew Williams
> w: http://tensixtyone.com/
> e: andy at tensixtyone.com
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:51:19 +0000
> From: Lucy <lucybridges at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Liverpool] Ubuntu Jaunty Release Party
> To: Liverpool Linux User Group <liverpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> 2009/3/20 Andrew Williams <andy at tensixtyone.com>:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just making a slight cross post from the Ubuntu UK list, Lucy from
> > Manchester Free Software is looking to try and organise a launch party
> > for Ubuntu Jaunty ?in Manchester for the end of April (24-28th ish).
> > So, just to assist a little, who would be interested in attending this
> > type of event?
> >
> > I know Lucy is on the list so she'll see the responses :)
>
> Thanks Andrew :)
>
> I've put up a poll for arranging a date as well:
> http://doodle.com/fw345vzdahtiy4wd. Could people please add in what
> days they'd be interested in attending?
>
>
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