On Sun, 24 May 2015 16:12:50 +0800 Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, and one thing that I forgot to mention, is that, due to the > immovable files, the Microshite Windows 8.x installation occupies > about 250GB of unusable disk space. > > Now, it has occurred to me that it could be a good idea to install > Debian Linux 6 LTS, on my super-dooper computer. > > So, I now have these questions. > > 1. Can Debian Linux 6 LTS be installed on a system that already has > Debian Linux 7 installed on the system, so as to have both versions of > Debian Linux, concurrently installed, and have the option of being > able to boot into either of those two operating systems, using the > Legacy boot system (it also has Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed)?
If both Wheezy and Trusty are installed in legacy mode the bootloader should see all of them. Dependent on your needs, an easier way might be to just spin up a VM or three with the systems you use the least. KVM is a wonderful thing. > 2. Can Debian Linux 6 LTS handle a GPT HDD, with partitions of up to > about 100GB, or does Debian Linux 6 LTS have a limit on the size of > the disk partitions that it can handle? Shouldn't be a problem. I think the limit on MBR disks is 2 or 3TB, and Squeeze handles GPT anyway. The limit on partition size with GPT is not practically reachable on a laptop today, but go ask Google if you want to know what it is. > 3. Can Debian Linux 6 LTS handle 32GB of RAM, or, does Debian Linux 6 > LTS have a limit on the amount of RAM that it can handle? It would depend on the kernel and userspace, but it has an amd64 port, yes. There is still a limit on how much RAM it can address, but it is not likely to become an issue, as it is most likely far, far more than you can fit in your laptop. Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive."
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