Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
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There are many different ways to boot Linux. You can boot Linux from a floppy disk, directly from CD-ROM, via a network, or most commonly, from a specific partition on an installed hard drive. In each case, booting Linux requires an installed program to load the kernel into your computer's memory. This program is known as a bootloader, and you'll find at least two different free bootloaders included with this book's CD-ROMs.
Which bootloader you'll use depends on the version of Red Hat Linux and the computer you're using: ...
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