/boot
/boot directory is where all the file to boot Linux are stored it include the kernel image , initial ram disk. This files are read by the boot loader at the boot time.
grub ana LILO are the two boot loader in Linux
LILO (LInux LOader) is a boot loader for LinuxandLast in, last out, or first in, first out in queues.
Grub Some times SysLinux, IsoLinux and other ***Linux Rarely LILO
Yes you can. Ubuntu's WUBI uses the Windows bootloader (NTLDR) to boot Linux. It also uses the Windows filesystem (NTFS). This, however, is not the traditional way to do things. The traditional way to dual-boot Linux and Windows is to use a generic bootloader such as Grub to boot both Windows and Linux.
C with a small smattering of assembler for the boot loader and some architecture-specific optimisations.
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For older versions it is "/etc/lilo.conf" and for newer versions "/boot/grub/grub.cfg".
Yes, I would suggest installing Linux last, makes it so you don't have to reinstall grub/grub2/lilo
Boot is the 'verb' . Boot loader is the set of code which is executed while computer boots.
Yes, of course U can use WIndows and Linux on a same PC. For that u need to install boot loader which ask u for Operating System choice Option. Most of the time boot loader automatically gets installed when u install Linux on a windows machine. I have personal experience of running these two OS's simulteniously bye Happy computing
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