1. Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux/i386 operating system which operates off an MS-DOS/Windows FAT filesystem. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, and for creation of rescue and other special-purpose boot disks. SYSLINUX is probably not suitable as a general purpose boot loader. However, SYSLINUX has shown itself to be quite useful in a number of special-purpose applications. You will need support for `msdos' filesystem in order to use this program From Debian 3.0r0 APT

2. SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which canoperate off MS-DOS floppies. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, rescue disks, and provide other uses for boot floppies. A SYSLINUX floppy can be manipulated using standard MS-DOS(or any other OS that can access an MS-DOS filesystem) tools (once it has been created), and requires only an approximately 7K DOS program or approximately 13K Linux program to create it in the first place. It also includes PXELINUX, a program to boot off a network server using a boot PROM compatible with the Intel PXE (Pre-Execution Environment) specification. From Redhat 8.0 RPM

3. SYSLINUX is a boot loader for the Linux operating system which operates off an MS-DOS/Windows FAT filesystem. It is intended to simplify first-time installation of Linux, and for creation of rescue-and other special-purpose boot disks. This version include a patched SYSLINUX for handling VESA graphic mode. From Mandrake 9.0 RPM

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