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microcore_v3.6rc4
« on: April 23, 2011, 11:45:06 AM »
The 4th Release Candidate of Micro Core v3.6 is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates/microcore

microcore_3.6rc4.iso
microcore_3.6rc4.iso.md5.txt

Change log rc1:

* New tc-install.sh replaces usbinstall - added frugal install to partition with formatting options.
* Moved showrgb from base to Xprogs.
* Updated tce-load to better support download error conditions.
* Updated ab - added tree and size views and overall presentation tweaks.
* New tcemirror.sh to present select list of both local (/opt/localmirrors) and remote (mirrors.tcz) mirrors.
* Moved sethostname from function to script, callable from /opt/bootsync.sh

Change log rc2:
* Updated search.sh and provides.sh to target new host server.
* Updated AppsAudit/tce-update to fetch new dependencies.
* Updated tc-config moved keymap, secure, and protect to after extension loading but before restore.


Change log for rc3:
* Updated tc-install/tc-install.sh to support installs from .iso and text cleanup.
* Updated tc-config added -m option to chpasswd for consistency in password encoding.
* Updated /etc/.profile to determine proper EDITOR environment variable.
* Updated tce-setup to better support microcore when used with Xprogs.
* New mydata= boot code to support alternate name for backup. Defaults to mydata.tgz.

Change log for rc4:
* Updated squashfs modules with latest patches both 32 & 64
* Deleted relic boot options bgk & thm affects tc-config, startx, .xsession.

Note: Changes to Xprogs.tcz as listed http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=9363

Please note release candidates are for the sole purpose of testing.
Please test carefully. Do not use for regular day to day use.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2011, 04:16:31 PM by roberts »
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