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.