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== Syslinux and Debian ==

Debian uses syslinux for purposes :
 IsoLinux : :: Debian Installation CDs and DVDs (on ["i386"], [:DebianAMD64:amd64], and maybe others) uses syslinux' isolinux.

 PxeLinux : :: Debian Installer's [:DebianInstaller/Netboot:Netboot] uses syslinux' pxelinux.
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 * ["BootLoader"]  * [:BootLoader:BootLoaders]

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;

Syslinux and Debian

Debian uses syslinux for purposes :

IsoLinux :
Debian Installation CDs and DVDs (on ["i386"], [:DebianAMD64:amd64], and maybe others) uses syslinux' isolinux.
PxeLinux :

Debian Installer's [:DebianInstaller/Netboot:Netboot] uses syslinux' pxelinux.

See also :

  • [:BootLoader:BootLoaders]

  • Wikipedia's syslinux page.