Choosing a Boot Loader
After you have selected and installed your Linux distribution, wherever you have chosen to install it, the next step is to think about the boot loader and how you may best secure it. If Linux is your primary operating system, two primary boot loaders typically come with a Linux distribution. (Of course, you can use other boot loaders to boot to a Linux system.) The two are as follows:
Linux Loader (LILO)
Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)
Linux Loader
These days, LILO is not nearly as popular as it used to be. While it may work in some distributions, it is not commonly available because of its limitations. One of the biggest problems with LILO is that it doesn’t currently have complete support for GUID Partition Tables ...
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