Linux. It uses code derived from quik, a replacement boot loader for PCI-based Old World Apple computers using Open Firmware. BootX requires a Linux kernel...
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BootX may refer to: BootX (Apple), the default Apple bootloader. BootX (Linux), the free Linux bootloader for Macintosh computers. This disambiguation...
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Comparison of bootloaders (redirect from AiR-Boot)
due to incorporating some code from Linux. Note: The column MBR (Master Boot Record) refers to whether or not the boot loader can be stored in the first...
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The Linux kernel is a free and open source: 4 Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds...
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This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel. Each major version – identified by the first two numbers of a release version – is designated...
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LILO (bootloader) (redirect from Linux Loader)
(Linux Loader) is a bootloader for Linux and was the default boot loader for most Linux distributions.[when?] Unlike loadlin, it allowed booting Linux...
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Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, or LGX (pronounced igg-drah-sill), is an early Linux distribution developed by Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated, a company founded...
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started from "Boot disk HOWTO" and gradually included components file-by-file until Puppy Linux was completed.[clarification needed] Puppy Linux was initially...
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Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released...
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MX Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian stable and using core antiX components, with additional software created or packaged by the MX community...
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Tux (mascot) (redirect from Linux penguin)
the Linux kernel. Originally created as an entry to a Linux logo competition, Tux is the most commonly used icon for Linux, although different Linux distributions...
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A Linux distribution, often abbreviated as distro, is an operating system that includes the Linux kernel for its kernel functionality. Although the name...
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factory equipment. BootX (Linux), the standard LinuxPPC boot loader for Old World machines Quik (boot loader), a replacement boot loader for Old World...
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Knoppix (redirect from KNOPPIX linux)
or a USB flash drive (Live USB). It was first released in 2000 by German Linux consultant Klaus Knopper, and was one of the first popular live distributions...
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Live CD (redirect from Linux live cd)
CD-ROM drives. DemoLinux, released in 1998, was the first Linux distribution specially designed as a live CD. The Linuxcare bootable business card, first...
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Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution designed to be small, simple, and secure. It uses musl, BusyBox, and OpenRC instead of the more commonly used glibc...
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Arch Linux (/ɑːrtʃ/) is an open source, rolling release Linux distribution. Arch Linux is kept up-to-date by regularly updating the individual pieces...
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in the boot process, before all other extensions. BootX could then display a dialog offering to let the user finish booting Mac OS or load Linux instead...
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Gentoo Linux (pronounced /ˈdʒɛntuː/ JEN-too) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system. Unlike a binary software distribution...
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Linux Mint is a community-developed Linux distribution based primarily on Ubuntu, with an alternative version based on Debian known as Linux Mint Debian...
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SliTaz (redirect from Slitaz linux)
SliTaz GNU/Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution, community-based, suitable for use on older hardware and as a Live CD or Live USB. SliTaz stands for...
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Ubuntu (redirect from Ubuntu linux)
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed primarily of free and open-source software. Developed by the British...
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Fedora Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project. It was originally developed in 2003 as a continuation of the Red Hat Linux project...
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This page provides general information about notable Linux distributions in the form of a categorized list. Distributions are organized into sections...
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Mandriva Linux, a fusion of the French distribution Mandrake Linux and the Brazilian distribution Conectiva Linux, is a discontinued Linux distribution...
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Manjaro (redirect from Manjaro linux)
(/mænˈdʒɑːroʊ/ man-JA-row) is a free and open-source Linux distribution based on the Arch Linux operating system with a focus on user-friendliness, accessibility...
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use U-Boot for bootloading. Teltonika cellular routers use bootloader based on U-Boot. SpaceX's Falcon and Dragon both use U-Boot. Asahi Linux uses it...
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Sabayon Linux (formerly RR4 Linux and RR64 Linux) was an Italian Gentoo-based Linux distribution created by Fabio Erculiani and the Sabayon development...
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legally by the Xbox Linux project. Catalyzed by a large cash prize for the first team to provide the possibility of booting Linux on an Xbox without the...
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providing a live bootable image, or for providing a reduced-size installation medium. AlmaLinux Fedora Linux Oracle Linux VzLinux Portals: Linux Free and open-source...
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