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# Installing Lilo

## Installation of Lilo

Install Lilo by running the following commands:

> `make &&`
> `make install`

It appears that compilation of this package fails on certain machines when the -g compiler flag is being used. If you can't compile Lilo at all, please try removing the -g value from the CFLAGS variable in the `Makefile` file.

At the end of the installation the make install process will print a message stating that you have to execute /sbin/lilo 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 8.

## Contents

The Lilo package contains the lilo program.

## Description

lilo installs the Linux boot loader which is used to start a Linux system.

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