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What is LILO and GRUB in Linux boot loader?
1) Lilo stands for Linux Loader and GRUB stands for Grand Unified Bootloader. 4) GRUB is a boot loader which can be used in Linux, DOS, and other operating systems whereas Lilo is a boot loader for Linux. 5) Lilo has a simpler interface so it is easy to use whereas GRUB is more complicated to use.
Where is my grub bootloader?
The GRUB 2 files will normally be located in the /boot/grub and /etc/grub. d folders and the /etc/default/grub file in the partition containing the Ubuntu installation. If another Ubuntu/Linux distribution controlled the boot process, it will be replaced by the GRUB 2 settings in the new installation.
Which is better for booting grub or LILO?
You should use GRUB, or probably GRUB2 as it is much newer. Grub advantages over LILO include support for larger disks (you don’t have to have your boot partition in the beginning of disk) and support for EFI boot. If you are using old computer with working LILO, there is no specific reason to upgrade to GRUB.
How to tell which boot loader Ubuntu is using?
If you have the /boot/grub/ directory then you are using GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader) This means that you should be able to use all the grub file like grub-install,grub-reboot… Ubuntu 9.10 was the first version to use GRUB2 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot/Grub
How to find out which bootloader my computer is using?
Here is a script to check inside the first sector of the hard drive for what boot manager it is using: Assuming your hard drive is at SDA then: sudo dd if=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1 2>/dev/null | strings | grep -Eoi ‘grub|lilo|acronis|reboot’ will tell you which bootloader you are using.
Is there any version of Slackware that still uses Lilo?
Slackware still uses LILO, at least as of version 13.1. Slackware is noted for its robustness, and Patrick Volkerding is noted for not upgrading to obtain buzzword compliance.