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Tiny Core Linux 2.0 & Micro Core Linux 2.0
« on: June 07, 2009, 12:49:51 PM »
Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce the release of Tiny Core V2.0 and introducing MicroCore a 7MB no X environment iso based on Tiny Core

We are also announcing Core Elements specialized mounted extensions to give Micro Core full Tiny Core functionality.

Now even more choices to have it your way.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/

Change Log:

* New kernel 2.6.29.1 and modules.
* New glibc 2.9
* New libstdc++ and libgcc
* New ldconfig
* New base Xlibs
* New dropbear v0.52.
* New imlib2 to 1.4.2
* New flpicsee v0.9.1, new scaling, zooming, and popup information.
* New squashfs module to base for support of squash'ed extensions.
* New cryptohome to use AES.
* New mount and losetup
* New virtual drive support.
* New tc-config & desktop.sh to support for window managers via WM interface programs.
* New cd-dvd-symlinks.sh to create generic cdrom and dvd devices.
* New updated udev rules 75-cd-dvd.rules to automatically create cdrom and dvd device names.
* New extension driven "desktop" boot option. Adding a WM extension no longer requires the corresponding desktop=xyz option.
* New restore=xyz-less restore. If your mydata.tgz is moved to your 'tce' directory then no need to specify restore=xyz.
* New support for ".core." elements, specialized squashfs system components that load early before any extensions,
* New support for /opt/tce used to optionally host ".core." elements within the initramfs.
* Updated mousetool to retain settings.
* Updated appbrowser Search now searches v2.x repositories.
* Updated cpanel to use generic HOME for tftpd.
* Updated exittc to be smaller via a single nix call.
* Updated wbar.sh to retain HOME focus.
* Updated xsetup.sh mouse menu label change.
* Updated JWM, fixed fullscreen video bug.
* Updated wallpaper GUI now supports multiple window managers via standardized calls to interface files.
* Added /usr/local/sbin, /usr/local/bin to boot time PATH.
* Added tce-wget wrapper for CLI alternate to appbrowser.
* Added Esetroot for background image support for window manager independence.
* Depreciated .desktop via a new .xsession and extension driven "boot time" option settings.
  
Files likely in your backup or other persistent store that have changed:
.jwmrc
.jwmrc-tray
.profile
.xsession
/opt/.xfiletool.lst
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Re: Tiny Core Linux 2.0 & Micro Core Linux 2.0
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2009, 12:56:22 PM »
For those coming from v2.0rc4 is the change log to v2.0 final.

* Updated pci.ids to v3.1.2
* Updated dropbear to v0.52
* Fixed wallpaper to properly identify the window manager.
* Updated tc-config to drop backgrounding of checkfs option.
* Fixed bug and cleanup of tc-restore. norestore was ignored when backup was in tce directory.
* Fixed typo in .jwmrc re: fl_picsee
* Updated flpicsee t v0.9.1 (light version)
* Updated /etc/issue and /etc/motd for appropriate edition, Micro or Tiny.
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