What Is Linux Boot Loader?
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A boot loader, also called a boot manager, is a small program that places the operating system (OS) of a computer into memory. … If a computer is to be used with Linux, a special boot loader must be installed. For Linux, the two most common boot loaders are known as LILO (LInux LOader) and LOADLIN (LOAD LINux).

What does a boot loader do?

A bootloader is a vendor-proprietary image responsible for bringing up the kernel on a device. It guards the device state and is responsible for initializing the Trusted Execution Environment and binding its root of trust.

Which loader is used by Linux?

LILO (Linux Loader) is a boot loader for Linux and was the default boot loader for most Linux distributions in the years after the popularity of loadlin. Today, many distributions use GRUB as the default boot loader, but LILO and its variant ELILO are still in wide use.

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