Tiny Core Linux

Off-Topic => Archive / Obsolete => Release Candidate Testing => Topic started by: roberts on August 15, 2010, 08:22:40 AM

Title: microcore_v3.1rc1
Post by: roberts on August 15, 2010, 08:22:40 AM

Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce Micro Core 3.1 RC1 is now available.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates/microcore/microcore_3.1rc1.iso

* New tce-size to display total size of an extension and dependencies needed to be downloaded.
* Updated /etc/passwd user nobody for missing "home" field.
* Updated /etc/shadow user root to remove default password.
* Added 'P)rovides' to ab  command line tiny appbrowser.
* Added -s option to tce-load to suppress OK when using command line tce-load -is

Files likely in your backup that have changed:
.profile
.setbackground

The above two only provides color change therefore not  operationally required.

Also updated:

Xprogs.gz
flwm.gz
flwm_topside.gz
wbar.gz

See announcement of Tiny Core v3.1rc1 for specifics concerning these  X support areas.
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=7004.msg36873#msg36873

Title: Re: microcore_v3.1rc1
Post by: denzp on August 18, 2010, 06:47:16 PM

just wondering, what are the odds of getting the Xprogs more modular?  just a thought.

Title: Re: microcore_v3.1rc1
Post by: roberts on August 19, 2010, 08:43:58 AM

What would you suggest ?

Title: Re: microcore_v3.1rc1
Post by: denzp on August 19, 2010, 05:31:25 PM

well, would separating the fltk core apps from the essential stuff for X.   i am not sure what other stuff is in Xprogs, but what if i didn't want anything except xinit, or something.  does that make any sense? :)