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Re: [ITP] VOTE: grub 1.96-1 [experimental]


>>>>> Charles Wilson writes:

    > Christian Franke wrote:
    >> But the GRUB2 package does contain more than these binaries
    >> (kernel.img + 76 .mod files). It provides several support tools to
    >> install (grub-install), try boot menu and shell (grub-emu), check
    >> native filesystem access (grub-fstest) or build rescue boot
    >> cdrom/floppy images (grub-mkrescue).
    > [snip]
    >> If GRUB2 is used and Windows is the main work OS, it is IMO useful
    >> to maintain the boot manger from Cygwin. If GRUB2 is not used as
    >> boot manger, the tools in the package can still be used to create
    >> rescue disks, tryout the boot shell or even access files in
    >> partitions with non-Windows filesystem.

    > That makes sense.  Objection withdrawn, and +1.

+1

Ciao
  Volker


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