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Date:      Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:46:17 +0200
From:      Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
To:        Ryan Goeken <burnboy@wcic.cioe.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Kernel
Message-ID:  <19981029144617.B15193@cityip.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <000701be03a5$b5c61f60$72d9f8cc@goeken-family>; from Ryan Goeken on Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 08:36:23PM -0500
References:  <000701be03a5$b5c61f60$72d9f8cc@goeken-family>

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On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 at 20:36 SAT, Ryan Goeken wrote:
>
> I want to install FreeBSD to improve my unix skills. Someone told me that FreeBSD
> comes with a boot manager. Does that help if you have two OS's on the same 
> computer? Does this allow you to switch back and fourth between the two?

Quite right.

> My brother said that having two OS's on one computer would mess up the 
> kernel. Is he right? And if so, how can i prevent this from happening? Please help.

Mess up your kernel??  Heh...  I don't think so.  However, you'll have to
take due care during the installation not to mess up the "other" OS, if it
has been installed before FreeBSD.  Not _that_ difficult;  just something to
take note of.

-- V

Johann Visagie | wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 | ICQ: 20645559

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