10.55. Lilo-22.7.1

#### Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 1.0.0rc2-x86_64-Pure64

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# 10.55. Lilo-22.7.1

The Lilo package contains the Linux Loader, a bootloader.

We have chosen to use Lilo because at the moment no other bootloader builds and runs on a pure64 system. If your machine has multiple systems (i.e. x86 or multilib) you may prefer to use the bootloader from the other system, such as GRUB.

## 10.55.1. Installation of Lilo

Compile the package:

    make

Install the package:

    make install

At the end of the installation the make install process will print a message stating that /sbin/lilo has to be executed to complete the update. Don't do this as it has no use. The /etc/lilo.conf isn't present yet. We will complete the installation of Lilo in chapter 12.

## 10.55.2. Contents of Lilo

Installed programs: diag1.img, lilo, mkrescue, keytab-lilo.pl

### Short Descriptions

diag1.img | A diagnostic disk boot image.
lilo | Lilo installs the Linux boot loader which is used to start a Linux system.
mkrescue | A script to make a bootable floppy or CD image using the default settings from the configuration file.
keytab-lilo.pl | A perl script to create a keyboard translation table to allow the bootloader to process keystrokes to match your keyboard layout.

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