GRUB BOOTLOADER
GRUB legacy versus GRUB 2 Now the big question, why one should you (not) use? GRUB legacy It is older and no longer developed, but works great and has proven its worth many times over. Editing the GRUB menu is a very simple thing and require little skill on the behalf of the user, save for making sure the right syntax is followed. GRUB 2 GRUB 2 is beta software at the moment, although version 1.97 could easily become the official one. This makes it a less likely candidate for production systems. Additionally, GRUB 2 is more difficult to work with, because a) it requires shell skill, which is not something everyone can do b) changes to the GRUB menu are more difficult to implement and require three separate steps rather than one as before c) the changes are not automatic and have to be "compiled" into the menu every time, similar to what LILO used to do. GRUB 2 is currently supported by a very small number of distributions, thus you are less likely to receive support and find