Which do you prefer, Lilo or Grub?

linda · 08-25-2005, 10:39 AM

There's lots of info on how to use Lilo and Grub, and lots of scattered opinions on which is better. So I'm curious about which one will get the most votes on a poll.

dinolinux · 08-25-2005, 10:57 AM

GRUB has nicer graphics and comes with most distros. But it's sometimes diffcult to configure.

LILO is very easy to configure, but it's simplier.

So I prefer both. But I'm begging to prefer GRUB

cuiq · 08-25-2005, 11:08 AM

I'm a Gruber er Grub user.

peace V

tuxdev · 08-25-2005, 11:59 AM

lilo, grub is way to complex for a boot loader to me.

mlangdn · 08-25-2005, 12:20 PM

I like lilo - but mainly because I have never used Grub! I reckon its time to check it out though. I really need to know how it works.

oneandoneis2 · 08-25-2005, 01:06 PM

Grub - when I screw something up in my config file (which happens far more often than I'd like) it's vastly simpler to deal with it using Grub than Lilo, because of Grub's excellent command line.

It's also easier to use for multi-boot systems because it lives solely on /boot, which is easy to share, unlike Lilo, which lives on /etc. . .

reddazz · 08-25-2005, 02:50 PM

I prefer grub over lilo. I multiboot and grub seems to be easier to configure and maintain than lilo.