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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Difference Between LILO and GRUB

Characteristics
Lilo
GNU GRUB
Stands For
Linux Loader
Grand Unified Boot Loader
Developer
Erich Boleyn
Werner Almes Berger(1992-1998)
License
BSD(Berkeley Software Distribution)
GPLv3(Grand Public License Version 3.0)
Configuration Change
Any changes made to lilo.conf are not read at boot time and MBR needs to be refreshed.
There is no need to re-install GRUB to MBR or a Partition after changes to configuration file.
Boot Selection
It can support 16 different images at boot time.
It uses scrollable screen and can easily control 150 or more boot choices by adding them to menu.lst
LAN Boot Support
NO
Yes
Password Encryption
Text
MD5
Naming Convention
root=/dev/hda/
root(hd0,0)
Configuration File
/etc/lilo.conf
/boot/grub/menu.lst
Can Reside in MBR Only
Yes.
No.
Interface
Its Interface is not interactive.
It has Interactive interface

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