Syslinux vs Lilo

[Gregory Nowak]

Syslinux is very light-weight, and is easier to setup then lilo. However, if you want a boot loader for your hd, lilo or grub is it. Syslinux is only good for floppies for example.
Greg


On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 09:12:53PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
> I faintly recall some discussion on this subject before on this list
> but I can't remember the outcome of it.  What are the pros and cons of
> using syslinux instead of lilo? I've used lilo for years without any
> real problems.  I'm looking into Debian and I notice the boot disks
> have syslinux on them but the write ups for Debian imply that lilo is
> the official boot loader so I'm a tad confused at the moment:).
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
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