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DistroWatch.com: Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux

Last Update: Wednesday 14 July 2010 00:46 GMT




Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, FLTK graphical user interface and flwm window manager, running entirely in memory. It is not a complete desktop, nor is all hardware completely supported; it represents only the core needed to boot into a very minimal X Window desktop, typically with wired Internet access. This minimal desktop can be extended by installing additional applications from online repositories.


Tiny Core Summary
Distribution Tiny Core Linux
Home Page http://www.tinycorelinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://tinycorelinux.com/forum/
Documentation http://wiki.tinycorelinux.com/
Screenshots http://wiki.tinycorelinux.com/The Coding Studio
Download Mirrors http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/
Bug Tracker --
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Where To Buy LinuxCD.orgOSDisc.com (sponsored links)

Recent Related News
 • 2010-07-20: Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 3.0
 • 2010-07-11: Development Release: Tiny Core Linux 3.0 RC1
 • 2010-05-02: Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 2.11
 • 2010-03-21: Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 2.10
 • 2010-03-03: Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 2.9
 • 2010-01-24: Distribution Release: Tiny Core Linux 2.8

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as "httpd".
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature 3.0-rc1 2.11 1.4.3
Release Date 2010/07/11 2010/05/02 2009/05/25
Price (US$) Free Free Free
CDs 1 1 1
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop flwm flwm JWM
Package Management TCE TCE TCE
Office Suite -- -- --
Processor Architecture i486 i486 i386
Journaled File Systems      
Multilingual en en en
Asian Language Support -- -- --
Package 3.0-rc1 2.11 1.4.3
abiword (2.8.6) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.0.23) -- -- --
amarok (2.3.1) -- -- --
ati-driver (8.753) -- -- --
bash (4.1) -- -- --
bind (9.7.1-P2) -- -- --
chromium (r54100)      
compiz (0.8.6) -- -- --
cups (1.4.4) -- -- --
db (5.0.26) -- -- --
dhcp (4.2.0) -- -- --
emacs (23.2) -- -- --
firefox (3.6.8) -- -- --
freetype (2.4.1) 2.3.12 -- --
gcc (4.5.0) -- -- --
gimp (2.6.10) -- -- --
glibc (2.11.2) 2.11.1 2.9 2.3.6
gnucash (2.2.9) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.10.7) -- -- --
grub (1.98) -- -- --
gtk+ (2.20.1) -- -- --
hal (0.5.14) -- -- --
httpd (2.2.16) -- -- --
inkscape (0.47) -- -- --
jre (6u21) -- -- --
k3b (2.0.0) -- -- --
Package 3.0-rc1 2.11 1.4.3
kdebase (4.4.5) -- -- --
libgnome (2.30.0) -- -- --
linux (2.6.34.1) 2.6.33.3 2.6.29.1 2.6.26
module-init-tools (3.12) 3.11.1 3.2 3.2
mono (2.6.7) -- -- --
mysql (5.1.49) -- -- --
nautilus (2.30.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (256.38.02) -- -- --
OpenOffice.org (3.2.1) -- -- --
openssh (5.5p1) -- -- --
openssl (1.0.0a) -- -- --
perl (5.12.1) -- -- --
php (5.3.3) -- -- --
pidgin (2.7.2) -- -- --
postfix (2.7.1) -- -- --
postgresql (8.4.4) -- -- --
Python (3.1.2) -- -- --
qt-x11 (4.6.3) -- -- --
samba (3.5.4) -- -- --
sendmail (8.14.4) -- -- --
thunderbird (3.1.1) -- -- --
udev (160) 151 151 116
vim (7.2) -- -- --
xfce (4.6.2) -- -- --
xine-lib (1.1.19) -- -- --
xorg-server (1.8.2) (6.6.1) (6.6.1) (6.6.1)


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