Automatic GRUB installation only if GRUB isn't already installed

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Tue Aug 22 14:26:24 BST 2006


On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:45:37AM +0200, Mgr. Peter Tuharsky wrote:
> Of course, I meant: It can proceed installing Grub WITHOUT_QUESTION ONLY 
> IF the MBR loader is clearly either a MICROSOFT one, or NONE AT ALL.

I expect that this detection is not as straightforward as you assume; there
are likely many different implementations of what you would consider a
"Microsoft" one (including OEM-specific variants like the ThinkPad one
mentioned in this thread).

-- 
 - mdz



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