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petitboot vs rEFIt

A side-by-side look at petitboot and rEFIt. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

petitboot

petitboot

Os & Utilities

Petitboot is an open-source network bootloader and discovery tool for PowerPC systems. It supports netbooting over HTTP, FTP and TFTP and can chainload GRUB2, Das U-Boot and more. Useful for network booting PowerPC servers, embedded systems and appliances.

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rEFIt

rEFIt

Os & Utilities

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for macOS and Linux systems. It allows easy access to partition tools and boot options to help repair or reconfigure the system.

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