The Boot Loader Concept in SuSE Linux 8.1

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.1

Subject

This article briefly addresses the question why Grub is used as boot manager instead of LILO starting from SuSE Linux 8.1.

Background

As of SuSE Linux 8.1, the boot loader concept has undergone a fundamental change. During the installation Grub is installed as boot loader. The change to Grub was effected for the following reasons:

During an update from an older SuSE Linux version, LILO is retained as boot loader. LILO is also used if the root partition is installed on a RAID system (as well as Software RAID or LVM).

Even though Grub is the default boot loader, you can still return to LILO. The respective procedure is described in the article "" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/fhassel_grub_lilo.html).

Background information on the concept of the boot manager Grub as well as guidelines for the configuration are presented in the article "The Boot Manager Grub" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/fhassel_grub_overview.html). Furthermore, this article provides links to other articles in connection with Grub.


Keywords: BOOT, GRUB, LILO, BOOT CONCEPT, BOOT LOADER CONCEPT, BOOTMANAGER, BOOTLOADER

Categories: Booting

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