Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. The lead developer of the project is Robert Shingledecker.[5] The distribution is notable for its size under 12 Megabyte, with additional functionality provided by extensions of which there are more than 3200.[6] Tiny Core Linux is Free open source software and is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
Micro Core Linux is a smaller variant of Tiny Core without a graphical desktop.
Design philosophy
The developers describe TCL as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from a cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive. As of version 2.8.1, the core is designed to run primarily in RAM but with 3 distinct modes of operation:
- "Cloud" or Internet mode - A "testdrive" mode using a built-in appbrowser GUI to explore extensions from an online application extension repository loaded into RAM only for the current session.
- TCE/Install - A mode for Tiny Core Extensions downloaded and run from a storage partition but kept as symbolic links in RAM.
- TCE/CopyFS - A mode which installs applications onto a Linux partition like a more typical Linux installation.[7]
Release history
Version |
Stability |
Release date |
v1.0 |
stable version |
January 05, 2009 |
v1.1 |
stable version |
February 09, 2009 |
v1.2 |
stable version |
March 10, 2009 |
v1.3 |
stable version |
April 12, 2009 |
v1.4 |
stable version |
April 26, 2009 |
v1.4.1 |
stable version |
May 03, 2009 |
v1.4.2 |
stable version |
May 09, 2009 |
v1.4.3 |
stable version |
May 24, 2009 |
v2.0 |
stable version |
June 07, 2009 |
v2.1 |
stable version |
June 28, 2009 |
v2.2 |
stable version |
July 31, 2009 |
v2.3 |
stable version |
September 07, 2009 |
v2.3.1 |
stable version |
September 13, 2009 |
v2.4.1 |
stable version |
October 10, 2009 |
v2.5 |
stable version |
November 06, 2009 |
v2.6 |
stable version |
November 26, 2009 |
v2.6.1 |
stable version |
December 06, 2009 |
v2.7 |
stable version |
December 19, 2009 |
v2.8 |
stable version |
February 01, 2010 |
v2.9 |
stable version |
March 06, 2010 |
v2.10 |
stable version |
April 02, 2010 |
v2.11 |
stable version |
May 02, 2010 |
v2.11.1 |
stable version |
May 22, 2010 |
v2.11.2 |
stable version |
May 29, 2010 |
v2.11.3 |
stable version |
June 06, 2010 |
v2.11.4 |
stable version |
June 15, 2010 |
v2.11.5 |
stable version |
June 21, 2010 |
v2.11.6 |
stable version |
July 03, 2010 |
v3.0 |
stable version |
July 19, 2010 |
v3.1 |
stable version |
September 11, 2010 |
v3.2 |
stable version |
October 14, 2010 |
v3.3 |
stable version |
November 22, 2010 |
v3.4 |
stable version |
December 18, 2010 |
v3.4.1 |
stable version |
December 30, 2010 |
v3.5 |
stable version |
February 13, 2011 |
v3.5.1 |
stable version |
March 09, 2011 |
v3.6 |
stable version |
April 30, 2011 |
v3.7 |
stable version |
June 15, 2011 |
v3.7.1 |
stable version |
June 18, 2011 |
v3.8 |
stable version |
August 6, 2011 |
v3.8.1 |
stable version |
August 12, 2011 |
v3.8.2 |
stable version |
August 16, 2011 |
v3.8.3 |
stable version |
August 24, 2011 |
v3.8.4 |
stable version |
September 1, 2011 |
v4.0 |
stable version |
September 25, 2011 |
v4.0.1 |
stable version |
October 5, 2011 |
v4.0.2 |
stable version |
October 12, 2011 |
v4.1 |
stable version |
November 19, 2011 [8][9][10] |
v4.2 |
current release |
December 26, 2011 |
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release candidate |
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Timeline
See also
References
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