The image is a popular Layer 2 IOS on Linux (IOL) —also known as IOS on Unix (IOU)—widely used for network simulations in EVE-NG and GNS3 . It is frequently recommended for certification labs (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE) because it is extremely lightweight compared to full virtual machines like IOSvL2. Performance and Use Cases
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