Re: grub vs lilo

[Steve]

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Shaun Savage wrote:

> HI
>
> I am not an expert BUT I will try to answer your question with what I
> have found.
>
> The big difference is LILO uses a sector map while grub uses filesystem
> access.  This means that grub is self  configuring.  Every time you make
> changes to lilo you have to run the command 'lilo', grub does it at boot
> time.
>
> Grub supports network booting, lilo does not.
>
> lilo has a better user interface, it can support splash screens, quiet
> boot,...  Grub has command line or ncurses menu.  The caveat, it grub is
> more flexible. you can change things at boot time lilo you can not.
>
> The are other issues that I have not thought of or don't know, but I
> hope it helps.
>
> Conclusion:
> Grub is more powerful and flexible, but for non-users users lilo is
> simpler and looks better.

Great - thanks Shaun.

-- 
Steve