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Title: Tiny Core v2.5
Post by: roberts on November 06, 2009, 11:03:05 AM
Tiny Core V2.5 is now posted at http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/

Tiny Core continues to get smaller and faster.
Change log for v2.5

* Updated rebuildfstab for speed improvement.
* Updated tc-config for NFS-PXE support.
* Updated tc-functions for NFS-PXE support.
* Updated tce-load with cp construct replaces rsync, speed improvement.
* Updated tc-config with cp contruct replaces tar pipe and rsync, speed improvement.
* Updated tc-config for Microcore + no wbar = no X bug.
* Updated exittc now norestore will uncheck the default backup option.
* Re-implemented /opt/tce boot time support.
* Updated flwm system menu with transparent shell options.
* Added home/tc/.wmx to /opt/.xfiletool.lst to protect basic system menu.
* Updated help, the embedded documentation.
* Updated rc.shutdown to fix noswap bug.
* Updated flwm to search for exittc.
* Updated exitcheck - removed full paths.
* Updated .wmx/ (flwm menu) to remove full paths from system files.
* Updated wbar to remove full paths from system files.
* Updated tce-setup speed improved with single end call to depmod and ldconfg, and startup scripts.
* Updated tce-load speed improved with flag to skip depmod, ldconfig, startup script execution while booting.
* Updated upgrade_tce.sh renamed to tce-update with better usage message.
* Updated tce-update now supports query mode and user selectable deployment.
* Updated wbar.sh fixed file test bug for .wbar
* Updated permissions on /opt/bootlocal.sh
* Renamed flwm to flwm_topside to allow easy access to flwm classic extension.

Note:
For existing users, you will need to add
home/tc/.wmx to /opt/.xfiletool.lst

Also note that the individual distribution files are available for easy update:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/distribution_files/

Also, thanks to Gerald Clark for the NFS-PXE functionality now available in Tiny Core.