Preparing to triple-boot. Need some hand-holding.
I've currently got Windows98 and Mandrake 9.1. I'm upgrading to MDK 10 and throwing in Debian as well because i'm tired of the "monolithic upgrade" path that RPM distros suffer from. Anyway, i need some walkthough for the procedure. I've read other threads regarding this sort of thing, so please tell me if i got it right.
This will all be done on (1) 80GB HD.
First, i should keep windows right where it's at. I would like to format the rest of the space and add the following partitions:
/[windows]
/boot
/swap
/home
/[mandrake system]
/[debian system]
For installation, i believe i should:
1) create and format the partitions
2) install mandrake and let it install the bootloader into the MBR
3) install debain but do NOT install the bootloader on the MBR
4) manually add debian as an option in the mandrake boot config.
Is that correct? Am i way off? Please correct me before i do something really stupid.
Also: How big should /boot partition be? I know i need one, but i'm not sure what goe sin it yet :-)
Thanks for your help. It's appreciated very much.
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