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 ==== Grub2 is the GNU actual standard boot loader ==== ==== Grub2 is the GNU actual standard boot loader ====
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-SliTaz holds [[http://​www.gnu.org/​software/​grub/​|Grub2]] in its repositories. If not already available on your systemyou can install it by entering the following command in the console providing you have a valid Linux partition with a /boot directory (both can be empty):+SliTaz holds [[http://​www.gnu.org/​software/​grub/​|Grub2]] in its repositories. If not already available on your system you can install it by entering the following command in the console providing you have a valid Linux partition with a /boot directory (both can be empty):
  
 <​file>​tazpkg get-install grub2</​file>​ <​file>​tazpkg get-install grub2</​file>​
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 And you will see in the next chapter that Grub2 is very flexible and doesn'​t need any OS installation at all. It can start ISO files or frugal OS versions, as well as any full installations. And you will see in the next chapter that Grub2 is very flexible and doesn'​t need any OS installation at all. It can start ISO files or frugal OS versions, as well as any full installations.
  
-More! The new Grub2 does not need a valid configuration at all. It  +More! The new Grub2 does not need a valid configuration at all. It includes a tiny command interpreter and it would be possible to start your system step by step using individual commands if you knew perfectly well how to do that and which parameters you have to enter (it is probably the best way to make your system inaccessible to all other people except real freaks!).
-includes a tiny command interpreter and it would be possible to start  +
-your system step by step using individual commands if you knew +
-perfectly well how to do that and which parameters you have to enter (it +
-is probably the best way to make your system inaccessible to all other  +
-people except real freaks!).+
  
 ==== Adapt a Grub2 installation ==== ==== Adapt a Grub2 installation ====
  
-**//​WARNING://​** There are 2 usage of Grub2.+**//​WARNING://​** There are 2 usages for Grub2.
  
-Some distros (for ex. Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) use an extended one and require from youthat you don't edit manually ​yourself the file ///​boot/​grub/​grub.conf//! If you continue to use that distro, please read the instructions given in the doc of that distro because that distro will probably overwrite ​automatic ​all changes you are making ​manually if you don't respect ​the prescribed way!+Some distros (for example ​Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) use an extended one and require from you that you don'​t ​manually ​edit yourself the /​boot/​grub/​grub.conf ​file! If you continue to use these distros, please read the instructions given in the docs for that distro because that distro will probably ​automatically ​overwrite all the changes you made manually if you don't respect ​their prescribed way!
  
-Some distros ​use an simple usage of Grub2 and allow the direct adaptation ​in the text file ///​boot/​grub/​grub.conf// . In this caseyou will adapt your Grub2 installation by changing the text in the text file ///​boot/​grub/​grub.conf//​It is the configuration file for Grub2!+Some distros ​have a simple usage of Grub2 and allow the direct adaptation ​of the text file /​boot/​grub/​grub.conf. In this case you can adapt your Grub2 installation by changing the text in itThis is the configuration file for Grub2!
  
 ==== Typical contents of Grub2 as used in SliTaz ==== ==== Typical contents of Grub2 as used in SliTaz ====
  
-I have 3 active Slitaz versions on my hard disk. The first one, actual //base version// (full operable ​not really graphic linux in console mode only), release 4.0, only ab. 7.2 Mb ISO, will be started directly as ISO file without ​some other preparation: ​ +I have 3 active Slitaz versions on my hard disk. The first one, an actual //base version// (full operablein console mode only), release 4.0, only about 7.2 Mb, will be started directly as an ISO file without ​any other preparation: ​  ​
 <​file>​ <​file>​
 menuentry "​SliTaz,​ ISO start, on /​dev/​sda5"​ { menuentry "​SliTaz,​ ISO start, on /​dev/​sda5"​ {
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 } }
 </​file>​ </​file>​
-The second ​did be prepared ​to have a concatenated file rootfs.gz (it'​s ​ISO file did contain ​a splited one) and is after that classic «frugal»!+The second ​was prepared ​by using a concatenated file rootfs.gz (its original ​ISO file did contain ​the split file system) and is classic «frugal»!:
 <​file>​ <​file>​
 menuentry "​SliTaz,​ frugal, on /​dev/​sda5"​ { menuentry "​SliTaz,​ frugal, on /​dev/​sda5"​ {
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 </​file>​ </​file>​
  
-//Note:// Take care that all file names and paths are real and correct ​written! Take care to write correctly ​[[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​CamelCase|CamelCase]] names that linux users love to use! Esp. here for ex. in the name //bzImage// !!!+//Note:// Take care that all file names and paths are real and correctly ​written! Take care to write [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​CamelCase|CamelCase]] names that linux users love to use! Esp. for example ​in the name //bzImage// !!!
    
 ===== Training ===== ===== Training =====
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 As the notorious proprietary OS Unix was cloned in Linux really full graphic system were not frequent! But it was already possible to realize in console mode extensive computer operations. Linux did inherit its wide possibilities. SliTaz proposes a very neat and powerful as well as concise environment in console mode. As the notorious proprietary OS Unix was cloned in Linux really full graphic system were not frequent! But it was already possible to realize in console mode extensive computer operations. Linux did inherit its wide possibilities. SliTaz proposes a very neat and powerful as well as concise environment in console mode.
  
-  ​+===== Really basic newbies training ===== 
 + 
 +People coming fresh from Windows will probably be surprising by Linux. For this reason, I did write an [[reallybasicnewbie|extra training]] for them. 
 + 
 +- You can jump this part - 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Daily used commands ===== 
 + 
 +As this page is already long, please continue [[basicnewbie|here]]! 
 
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