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[Brian Densmore]

>> Right now I'm just looking at the various distributions. I was
>> wondering if I could install the basic Linux OS onto the first
>> partition and the remaining goodies (like mailer, editors, news
>> readers) onto a second partition like I had for OS/2?
> ...
> Anyway, the short answer, for the most part, is no.
> 

Well, actually the answer to his question is yes, For the most part.
If you install the following directories on one partition:

/
/bin
/sbin
/boot.

Then you should only get programs on that partition that are part of the OS,
granted some programs like to install themselves in the /bin directory, but
that is bad behavior. Most "user" programs go into the /usr or /opt trees.

Brian Densmore
Associate
densmoreb at ctbsonline.com
CompuTech Business Solutions, Inc.
http://www.ctbsonline.com/