Tiny Core Linux是一份很小(10 MB)的最低限度Linux桌面。它基于Linux 2.6内核、Busybox、Tiny X、FLTK图形用户界面、JWM窗口管理器,全部运行在内存中。它并非一份完整的桌面,也不完整支持所有的硬件;它只代表能引导进入一份最小X窗口桌面所需的核心内容,典型情况下可包含对有线网络的访问。这份最小桌面可以通过从在线软件仓库安装额外应用软件来进行扩展。
Robert Shingledecker has announced the release of Tiny Core Linux 2.1, a minimalist desktop distribution in 11 MB: "The Tiny Core team is pleased to announce version 2.1 of Tiny Core and Micro Core Linux. Changelog: new modutils results in much space savings; new changed from using initramfs to tmpfs for better support of df and mount bind option; new Squashfs module to prevent spurious Squashfs errors upon boot; new aterm for better interaction with Appbrowser; new waitforX eliminates WM timing issues; new BusyBox 1.13.4 - command line history set to 150; new usbinstall, a command line tool to install to pen drive, USB hard disk drive, USB zip, or USB ext; new upgrade_tce.sh command line script, an extremely conservative batch upgrade script; new added modules hwmon and rfkill for better support of laptops; updated virtual hard drive to support persistent home on a virtual hard drive...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more changes. Download: tinycore_2.1.iso (11.0MB, MD5).(责任编辑:A6)