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===PXELINUX=== PXELINUX is used in conjunction with a [[Preboot Execution Environment|PXE]]-compliant [[Read-only memory|ROM]] on a [[network interface controller]] (NIC), which enables receiving a [[booting|bootstrap program]] over the [[local area network]].{{sfn|Bresnahan|Blum|2019|pp=136β137}} This bootstrap program loads and configures an [[operating system kernel]] that puts the user in control of the computer.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://repo.or.cz/syslinux.git/blob/HEAD:/doc/pxelinux.txt |title = syslinux/doc/pxelinux.txt |date = 2014-02-01 |accessdate = 2019-02-23}}</ref> Typically, PXELINUX is used for performing Linux installations from a central network server or for booting [[Diskless node|diskless workstations]].
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