How to Install GRUB Legacy

All major distributions are switching over or have already switched over to GRUB2 , but there are few which are still using GRUB Legacy. Below is a simple method of installing GRUB Legacy on debian which can be used on other distros also using their own package managers .

•  Install grub package    

       # apt-get install grub

• Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst (Use can use for sample /usr/share/doc/grub-0.97/menu.lst) 

      #

# Sample boot menu configuration file
   # Boot automatically after 5 secs.
    timeout 5

# By default, boot the first entry.
     default 0

      title Linux
  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5
  initrd /boot/initrd.img

(replace /dev/sda5 with your root partition name)

• Install loader to MBR

# grub-install /dev/sda

• Reboot system to check that bootloader works properly
  or not