Tiny Core Linux: A Minimal 16MB GUI Desktop Distribution Built on Modular Architecture
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LorenDB
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
Tiny Core Linux is a highly modular, minimal Linux distribution that starts with a 11MB base system (Core) consisting of the Linux kernel and core.gz. The TinyCore variant adds a lightweight graphical desktop environment with Xvesa, FLTK toolkit, FLWM window manager, and Wbar dock, resulting in a complete 16MB GUI desktop system. The project emphasizes modularity, allowing users to build custom desktops, servers, or appliances by adding extensions from the community repository.
Key quotes
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Core (11MB) is simply the kernel + core.gz - this is the foundation for user created desktops, servers, or appliances.
TinyCore is Core + Xvesa.tcz + Xprogs.tcz + aterm.tcz + fltk-1.3.tcz + flwm.tcz + wbar.tcz
TinyCore becomes simply an example of what the Core Project can produce, an 16MB FLT
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