Re: Installing on a GRUB system?
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 22:55:31 -0600
tripolar <tripolar@comcast.net> wrote:
> David
> what installer are you talking about? woody installer?
> I used the newer sarge one and I didnt notice any option but lilo
> because sure would have appreciated installing grub instead. Instead
> will have to install & configure grub after the fact.
>
> On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 22:48, David Palmer. wrote:
> > On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 04:37:09 +0100
> > Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 10:09:59 -0500,
> > > lloyd <subscr002@twilight-systems.com> wrote in message
> > > <[🔎] 3FD1F147.2010205@twilight-systems.com>:
> > >
> > > > i'm downloading the debian-installer beta. i intend to install
> > > > on a
> > > >
> > > > spare partition on my GRUB-based system.
> > > >
> > > > does debian-installer use GRUB or LILO?
> > > >
> > > > if LILO, can i just skip the LILO installation and add an entry
> > > > to grub.conf instead?
> > >
> > > ..you can do both: point lilo to the /boot of your install and
> > > boot that off grub on the mbr. And you can do apt-get remove
> > > --purge lilo and setup grub instead.
> > >
> > Apparently it's not immediately obvious, but installing Grub instead
> > of Lilo is available as an option in the installer.
> > Regards,
> >
> > David.
> >
>
In the new Debian installer.
I believed this was the one you were referring to.
With Debian, Lilo is the default, but one of the developers stated that
Grub was available in the installer as an option.
I cannot tell you where, as I have not used it myself, but it will be
somewhere.
Regards,
David.
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