This has always worked - from the most formal of distributions to Linux From Scratch. If the libraries are available and similar enough, it works fine. Major software packages (such as Matlab) go the extra mile and ship their own libraries with their product so that it can be used on practically any Linux system. You could go as far as shipping your own libc with your product if you wanted. -Dave On Tuesday 18 December 2007 08:32:04 pm Anna Edwards wrote: > I was just looking around my dual boot feddora-ubuntu computer, with a > shared swap and home folder, and realized that ubuntu stuff worked on > feddora! you just need to know were the stuff is and how to edit menus. > for me, i uninstalled the duplicates that were on both systems. and got > cedega subscribtion, installed it on feddora, linked it on ubuntu, and > volia! i plan to add another distro. it works because i thought of it! > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list