Boot loader showdown: Getting to know LILO and GRUB    Saturday, August 27 2005 @ 01:08 AM EDT Contributed by: glosser Big Blue offers this tutorial on the differences between LILO and Grub. Most Linux® users, from the casual desktop user to the Linux system administrator, have used a utility known as a boot loader. Different variations of this utility provide varying levels of support and functionality. In many cases, the default boot loader installed with a Linux distribution is not always the best for your needs; the same can be said for the default settings of each boot loader. In this article, Laurence Bonney discusses the pros and cons of two of the more popular boot loaders -- LILO and GRUB -- and suggests a number of configurations to get the most from your machine. What utility do practically all Linux users use -- regardless of their job or expertise? A boot loader. In this article, see how a boot loader works, meet two popular loaders -- LILO (LInux LOader) and GNU GRUB (GRand Unified Boot loader) -- and review the pros and cons of each. What is a boot loader? Full tutorial   [ Views: 1898 ]

Boot loader showdown: Getting to know LILO and GRUB | 0 comments | Create New Account

Newest First Oldest First Flat Nested No Comments Threaded

The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they say.

No user comments.