Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:49:51 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: snapshots and dual booting Message-ID: <20000303144951.P14279@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003032116540.99987-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org on Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 09:21:29PM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003032116540.99987-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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* Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> [000303 13:54] wrote: > 2 questions: > > I realize it is a moot point now that 4.0 release is near, but is it > safe to use a -current snapshot for everyday use? Can i assume it has > been through at least cursory testing and will do the basic functions > an average user might need without panicing often? It's still -current although it's been really stable for the last month we just had a slight boo-boo where machines without keyboards would panic. This was just for a couple of hours and didn't make it into any of the RC's (release candidates) afaik. > Is it possible to dual-boot 2 versions of FreeBSD? Like -stable and > -current ? I recently discovered Linux only allows this if you use 2 > separate hard drives. yes, you'll have to do some fiddling with the loader's scripts to make sure each install gets it's own / then you should be fine. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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