[geeks] Can't decide on an OS

[Phil Stracchino]

On 09/25/13 11:40, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>> True.  I just hate GRUB with a burning passion and didn't want to fight
>> with it.
>>
>>
> I've heard people complain about GRUB but never heard anyone give any
> particular reasons.  Perhaps it's a little bloated, and the config file a
> bit complex but it is the Grand Unified bootloader, so that shouldn't be
> surprising.
> 
> In any case, it's a lot better than LILO was.  I no longer have to deal
> with having being unable to boot because I installed a new kernel, but
> forgot to run "lilo" afterwards.

LILO had the virtue of being lightweight, but although early versions
were on the rough and fragile side, current versions of grub are
actually much more capable, and much easier to configure and use, than
LILO ever was.


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