>>>>> "Kent" == Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
Kent> I've got my home computer set up this way, and my mom's
Kent> computer set up to multi-boot using LILO. They both have a
Kent> 2-choice menu; with the Windows method you can use the
Kent> up/down arrows to make the choice; with the LILO method you
Kent> have to type the menu item, which I've tweaked to be a
Kent> simple "1" for Linux or "2" for Windows, like:
Kent> Please press '1' or '2', then press <ENTER>: 1) Start Linux
Kent> 2) Start Windows
My prefered method of making a menu like this would be to use Grub.
However, it has been ages and ages since I last tried it (it is on my
todo list), but have heard that it is only getting better all the
time. I do not know what it takes to install Grub right now, or if the
version in slink is any good (the one in potato probably would be
better).
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Brian May <bam@debian.org>