--- In [email protected], Scott <scottro@...> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 10:28:03PM -0000, Paul wrote: > > > > > > I can't stand grub2 and haven't really delved into it too much. I should. > > Because right after I have it all figured out they'll roll out grub3! > > > A lot of people, including myself, share your opinion. I understand the > logic of completely rewriting, rather than trying to fix old code, but > they took the good things about it--one simple config file, now several > files where one has to search for the right one to edit to change > entries--a file that seems to change between distributions--and of > course, now, after making changes, there's something else that has to be > run--I remember they used to mention the advantage over lilo of not > having to run any commands after changes. > > Typical of the new Linux method. Whereas they used to follow the Unix > philosophy, one simple thing to do one task and do it well, it's now > more the Windows/Apple philosophy of let's hide it under pretty GUIs and > have it do all sorts of things. > > On the plus side, when it works, it's more convenient--on the minus > side, well, it is far less robust and more difficult to troubleshoot. >
Several wasn't what I saw when I took a peek at a machine here that uses it. I saw hundreds of directories in /boot. It is something that I'm going to have to backtrack on eventually. Because whatever it does so special I don't need. All I ever run is one OS on any system I have. Whatever grub2 is designed for isn't how I operate. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
