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Project Summary

SYSLINUX is a collection of boot loaders for the Linux operating system which operates on Linux EXT2/EXT3 filesystems, MS-DOS FAT filesystems, network servers using PXE firmware, or from CD-ROMs.

SYSLINUX has an advanced extension API and contains two optional menu systems. It also includes MEMDISK, a tool for booting legacy operating systems from non-traditional media like PXE or CD-ROM.

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boot bootloader cdrom comboot el_torito linux linuxlivecd pxe

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Aug 26 2025 — Sep 25 2025

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Sep 25 2024 — Sep 25 2025

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