The Linux+FreeBSD mini-HOWTO
Niels Kristian Bech Jensen, nkbj@image.dk
v1.10, 15 January 1999
dual booting!Linux, FreeBSD (see FreeBSD dualboot)
Linux!FreeBSD dualboot with (see FreeBSD dualboot)
FreeBSD!Linux dualboot with (see FreeBSD dualboot)
This document describes how to use Linux and FreeBSD on the same system. It
introduces FreeBSD and discusses how the two operating systems can cooperate,
e.g. by sharing swap space. You should probably have some experience with
Linux or FreeBSD and hard drive partitioning (fdisk
) before you read this
document. The tips herein are tested using FreeBSD 2.2.2, but they should be
valid for newer versions as well. Do not hesitate to mail me if you have
comments, questions or suggestions about this document. I would also like to
hear from people who have experience using Linux together with NetBSD or
OpenBSD.
- 2.1. FreeBSD ``slices'' and ``partitions''
- 2.2. Drive and partition labelling in Linux and FreeBSD
- 3.1. Installing and preparing Linux
- 3.2. Installing FreeBSD
- 3.3. Setting up the FreeBSD swap partition in Linux
- 5.1. Mounting UFS filesystems under Linux
- 5.2. Mounting ext2fs filesystems under FreeBSD
- 6.1. Running FreeBSD binaries under Linux
- 6.2. Running Linux binaries under FreeBSD
- 8.1. Legal stuff