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roberts:
The First Release Candidate of v2.8 (tinycore_2.8rc1.iso), is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release_candidates

tinycore_2.8rc1.iso
tinycore_2.8rc1.iso.md5.txt

Change log for Tiny Core v2.8rc1

* Updated tce-load to allow miltiple loading, e.g., tce-load -i *.tcz
* Updated tce-load to drop ".tcz" requirement.
* Updated appsaudit to allow  selective removal of items from "marked for deletion"
* Updated appsaudit to allow operation in tce directory as well as tce/optional directory, use File option.
* Updated appsaudit menu for smoother operation.
* Updated cd_dvd_symlinks.sh for better multiple cd and dvd devices.
* Cleanup of tce-setup & tce-update of l,m,lm, and ml code.
* Updated tce-fetch.sh to cleanup old dual repository support.
* Updated tce-update to prompt before beginning easy mode batch update operation.
* After much Team testing and input, the upx'ed kernel returns, prior kernel is in distribution files.
* Dropped symlinker by using builtin cp construct.
* Dropped GNU ftp from base.

Now at 9.9MB

Xianwen Chen:
Hi! Happy new year! I'm always excited to see a new RC!

At this point, I have two questions. First, when are we moving to next kernel version? Second, how much space is saved by removing ftp?

Thanks for your great work!

bigpcman:

--- Quote from: roberts on January 04, 2010, 04:19:42 PM ---The First Release Candidate of v2.8 (tinycore_2.8rc1.iso), is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release_candidates

tinycore_2.8rc1.iso
tinycore_2.8rc1.iso.md5.txt

Change log for Tiny Core v2.8rc1

* Updated tce-load to allow miltiple loading, e.g., tce-load -i *.tcz
* Updated tce-load to drop ".tcz" requirement.
* Updated appsaudit to allow  selective removal of items "marked for deletion"
* Updated appsaudit to allow operation in tce directory as well as tce/optional directory, use File option.
* Updated appsaudit menu for smoother operation.
* Updated cd_dvd_symlinks.sh for better multiple cd and dvd devices.
* Cleanup of tce-setup & tce-update of l,m,lm, and ml code.
* Updated tce-fetch.sh to cleanup old dual repository support.
* Updated tce-update to prompt before beginning easy mode batch update operation.
* After much Team testing and input, the upx'ed kernel returns, prior kernel is in distribution files.
* Dropped symlinker by using builtin cp construct.
* Dropped GNU ftp from base.

Now at 9.9MB


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Robert, just out of curiosity, what did you discover was wrong with the previous attempt to use the upx'ed kernel ?

roberts:
If items are not required by base infrastructure they become candidates for removal, as per our philosphy of a tiny core. ftp serves no purpose in core and is therfore better handled as an extension,

Since a new kernel means new modules means new repository, means many many extensions will have to be updated, moving to a newer kernel is not something to be done often.

The Team is evaluating a new kernel with a possible target of March/April. It is still tenative at this time.

roberts:

--- Code: ---Robert, just out of curiosity, what did you discover was wrong with the previous attempt to use the upx'ed kernel ?
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At the time, I did not have much in the way of equipment and virtual machines to test it, so I dropped it.
Since then the entire Team has been testing on various devices, isolinux, cdroms, virtual machines and could not get a failure. So perhaps the issue is directly related to specific hardware or BIOS. Therefore, as a Team decision, we decided to use the smaller kernel while offering the un-upxed version in the distrubtion file area.

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