Re: Grub dilemma
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2008/10/18 Frank McCormick <debian@videotron.ca>:
>> I am not installing Ubuntu - it's already installed on hda3. I say
>> again I want to install another Linux on hda3 which uses Lilo...not
>> Grub. I'm asking whether Lilo will screw up Grub. I don't know whether
>> the install will give me the option to skip installing Lilo. If it does
>> there is no problem...but if it doesn't will there be a problem.
>>
>
> If the distro writes LILO to the MBR, then yes that will destroy grub.
> Do you feel confident that you can restore grub from the boot disk in
> the event that it is needed? It is a trivial task but only for those
> who have done it before. In any case, be sure to back it up.
>
No I have never done it before - got any good web sources for info...or
maybe I just google it.
Thanks
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