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~+The SYSLINUX+~ Project covers a suite of lightweight [:BootLoader:BootLoaders], for starting up computers operating system.

== Overview ==
 * the original SYSLINUX, used for booting from File Allocation Table -FAT - filesystems (usually floppy discs);
 * ISOLINUX, used for booting from ["CD-ROM"] ISO 9660 filesystems;
 * PXELINUX, used for booting from a network server using the Pre-eXecution Environment (PXE) system;
 * EXTLINUX, used to boot from Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems;
 * MEMDISK, used to boot older operating systems like MS-DOS from these media;


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__See also :__

 * ["BootLoader"]
 * Wikipedia's WikiPedia:syslinux page.

The SYSLINUX Project covers a suite of lightweight [:BootLoader:BootLoaders], for starting up computers operating system.

Overview

  • the original SYSLINUX, used for booting from File Allocation Table -FAT - filesystems (usually floppy discs);
  • ISOLINUX, used for booting from ["CD-ROM"] ISO 9660 filesystems;
  • PXELINUX, used for booting from a network server using the Pre-eXecution Environment (PXE) system;
  • EXTLINUX, used to boot from Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems;
  • MEMDISK, used to boot older operating systems like MS-DOS from these media;

See also :