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Stresslinux

Stresslinux is a light-weight Linux distribution designed to test a computer's hardware by running the components at high load while monitoring their health. It is designed to be booted from CD-ROM or via PXE. Its name comes from the term stress test, which is what this distribution does.

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Stresslinux is a light-weight Linux distribution designed to test a computer's hardware by running the components at high load while monitoring their health. It is designed to be booted from CD-ROM or via PXE.1 Its name comes from the term stress test, which is what this distribution does.

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  1. "Stresslinux". www.stresslinux.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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