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<sect2>
<title>Installation of Bin86</title>
+<para>This package is only needed if you decide to use Lilo on your LFS
+system. If you're going to use something else like Grub you may not need
+bin86. Check the documentation for your favorite boot loader to see if
+you need the bin86 package (usually only ld86 and/or as86 from this
+package are required).</para>
+
<para>Install Bin86 by running the following commands:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>make &amp;&amp;</userinput>