Is it possible to run two versions of Ubuntu, i.e. 12.04 and 13.10 or 13.04 and 13.10 on the same 32-bit machine?
If it is possible than how can it be done?
After installation of an ubuntu, put the live cd of other ubuntu.
Click option Create partition manually and create a new ext4
partition (say /dev/sda3
). gave it mount point /
.
Now you might have two ext4
partition. /dev/sda4
for old ubuntu./dev/sda3
for new ubuntu.
/dev/sda
)In general: yes, of course!
How to:
Your Ubuntu Live-CD-Installer (And a live-stick) will ask you while Installing if you want to install alongside or upgrade, click at 'install alongside' and you got it.
Screenshot from here
You can easily add multiple ext partitions to your disk, then boot a live-CD with whatever linux version you want on it (unetbootin to easily install live-Cd to usb), then when you boot into that live system to install, just choose the new partition you just made for /
(root). You can use a separate /home
partition for sharing large data like music,files, videos between installations, and then add multiple smaller root partitions with completely separate operating systems on them (12.04/13.10 etc) so that if you want to get rid of one or replace one with a different version or operating system altogether, your personal files don't get deleted because they are on a separate partition.
13.10 lubuntu
onubuntu10.04
by creating a seperate partition after beliving in you. But after installation the bootscreen doesn't updated. ie it only shows ubuntu10.04... i wasted lot of time. the problem probably because while installing lubuntu13.10 i changed default boot installation/dev/sda1
to/dev/sda3
. did you know how to fix it??