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nitram:
Thanks for the syslinux informaton sm8ps, will eventually get this into the install wiki.

Did some WM testing jls and for now will keep the desktop boot code instructions. Maybe other WM behave differently, but IceWM for example didn't work without the boot code. Example from my dCore-wily system:
- Was using flwm, sceboot.lst and /etc/sysconfig/desktop contained flwm, booted fine.
- Wanted to change to IceWM, sce-import -b icewm, removed flwm from sceboot.lst, ensured Grub did not use a desktop boot code, system only booted to CLI, 'startx' didn't work, /etc/sysconfig/desktop file disappeared! From tty, entered 'desktop=icewm' then 'startx', still failed. Had to manually create /etc/sysconfig/desktop file containing 'icewm' then 'startx' finally worked.

As above maybe some WM are set up better for this but for now i think the extra instruction step is useful to ensure new users get a properly running system with minimal frustration. FWIW the desktop boot code is also mentioned in Jason's official WM READMEs: http://www.tinycorelinux.net/dCore/x86/README/.

Regarding USB degradation, rarely use USB so can't comment. The test drive on a USB stick article (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:usb_installation_test-drive) was written by sm8ps, he will need to clarify. The article is, however, titled 'test drive', to me implies a simple and temporary test install to give users an easy opportunity to try dCore without affecting their regular installs/drives. The article also has a section on using the -r(am) option to import extensions. May be good to include a USB wear disclaimer, will await sm8ps feedback.

jls:
icewm should work "out of the box" as you can see on the deb2sce:
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/dCore/import/icewm.deb2sce


persistent home needs a linux formatted partition, which doen't exists normally when you buy a pendrive

sm8ps:
Thanks for your input, Jls! In fact, I use the boot-code "desktop" for having Openbox load first; then I run LXDE on top of it as described in the wiki article "Migrating from FLWM to LXDE (dCore-trusty example)":
http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:migrating_from_flwm_to_lxde#boot-code_desktop
I have not tried if this works without the boot-code but I had not been aware of the mechanism in the deb2sce-script of the window manager.  Will keep this in mind and eventually try.

I have been using USB-sticks with live-systems (always with persistent home) quite intensely for many years. Though I have not noticed any of the effects described in the early days. I did some research and remember reading that the controllers in modern USB-sticks nowadays apply better wear-leveling strategies.

I have seen several USB-sticks fail but only one of them was used as a live-system. In recent years I have always used Micro SD-cards with USB-adapters and I have seen several of the adapters(!) fail but the cards were still usable. So I would call the wear on USB-sticks a non-issue anymore.

nitram:
A Syslinux page was created sm8ps with your information, please review and modify as desired: http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:dcore_and_syslinux. A dCore screenshot section was also created, dCore users feel free to contribute: http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:screenshots.

nitram:
Screenshots of all supported WM/DEs uploaded to the official screenshot page (http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/dcore:screenshots). Xfce4 runs great BTW. The only two outstanding are LXDE (active bug report) and Gnome. Hopefully LXDE will be added shortly.

If someone has the horsepower to load Gnome and post an official screenshot, much appreciated. Gnome does not yet have an offical README (http://tinycorelinux.net/dCore/x86/README/). Whoever gets it running please submit a README to Jason. There are ~3 other WM READMEs missing, i will submit those later this week.

No door crashers for user contributed screenshots and scripts, if someone would like to submit that would be great, thanks.

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