Wolvix installs with GRUB, not LILO (no need to hold your applause!)
I don't think I've mentioned yet one of the great things about Wolvix, the Slackware-derived GNU/Linux distribution that has installed without complaint for me on two occasions thus far.
It uses GRUB, not LILO (like Slackware, Vector and Zenwalk).
I don't want to debate the merits of GRUB vs. LILO, but since the overwhelming majority of Linux distributions use GRUB, I'm way, way, way more comfortable with it.
And I've never, ever done an install with LILO when it picked up any other distribution I already had on the box. Never.
That's why I'm very OK with Wolvix using GRUB.
What I'm going to do the next time I do a Slackware install: I've had trouble figuring out how to configure GRUB to boot Slackware, but the solution is close at hand -- on Slackware disc 3, to be exact.
First: Install Slackware with the LILO bootloader.
Second: Get the GRUB package from Disc 3 of Slackware and install it. It should do everything for you and replace LILO with GRUB.
I have a good feeling that this will work.
Or ... just install Wolvix.
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Posted by: Bernard Shipman | January 15, 2008 4:03 PM