Can't figure out how to install Slackware 15 boot loader.

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JoshK13

The downloaded iso installer seems to want to install LILO. Google's gemini seems to want me to install ELILO and seem to only get me to where it couldn't be booted after manually trying to install GRUB. Has anyone figured out how to install the most current version of Slackware and set up the boot loader. I can wipe my install and reinstall. I just want to find a way to make it reboot. I'm on an old MacPro5,1 upgraded to Sequoia with OCLP running Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac. (It's a 15 year old MacPro (mid 2012) but it's got a lot of memory and two processors)
 
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I got everything working. Sadly Slackware isn't a supported Linux, though after going through everything it would not be difficult to make it one. The initial problem was when I created the Slackware virtual machine I needed to specify that the bios was uefi, otherwise the installer will want to setup LILO or some older boot mechanisms using MBR when the install really needs ELILO to work right. There was some trick where after the first reboot it then disconnected the DVD. This had the odd effect of dropping into shell upon completing installation and not showing up until I attached the .iso DVD image for the install. I was also able to get a lot of Parallel tools (perhaps all of them) working. I failed to make as manu notes as I should have. I relied heavily on gemini ai to explain what needed to be done. The main thing was to make sure I was updating to current which update to kernel 7.3.3 as kernel 5.15 which is what comes on the latest Slackware DVD is outdated.
 
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