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Old 02-21-2008, 05:33 AM
K. Jennings
 
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Default Re: Bootloader

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:53:48 -0600, Douglas Mayne wrote:

>> 3. It is worth the effort to move to GRUB?
>>

> It depends on how often you change kernels, if you dual boot,


How would GRUB help in those cases? LILO already allows one to do
that simply.

> or if you have a specific reason for switching to grub.


The only real advantage of GRUB over LILO, in my opinion, is that
GRUB can boot over a network, whereas LILO can't. All the other purported
advantages are just cosmetic details.

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