microcore_v3.1rc3

[roberts]

Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce Micro Core 3.1 rc3 is now available for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/3.x/release_candidates/microcore/microcore_3.1rc3.iso

rc1
* 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

rc2
* Updated busybox to 1.17.1
* New multivt boot code for multiple virtual terminals.
* Removed unused libncurses and tset - available in recently posted ncurses.tcz

rc3
* Updated rc.shutdown - updated processing audit_marked.lst for extension removals.
* Updated tc-config - 'showapps' cleanup via the tce-load -s flag
* Updated tce-load - 'showapps' cleanup via the tce-load -s flag
* Updated tc-config to call /opt/bootsync.sh, which in turn calls previous /opt/bootlocal.sh &
* Updated filetool.lst adding /opt/bootsync.sh
* Updated filetool.sh for safebackup and new getopts, -b for backup, -p for prompt, -r restore, and -s safebackup
* Updated filetool GUI, tc-restore, and exittc to support new options and safebackup option.
* Updated tce-load with new getopts option of  -l for load-only, typically -wil = Download + Load Only
* Moved libXft.so.* into extension.
* Moved libXcursor.so.* into extension.

Files likely in your backup that need to be updated:
/opt/.filetool.lst  - Need to add new /opt/bootsync.sh

Note the following have been updated:

Xlibs.gz
Xprogs.gz
flwm.tcz
flwm_topside.tcz
wbar.tcz

See Tiny Core announcement for more details regarding full X and GUI enhancements:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=7151.0

[uggla]

Nice! 

Noticed opera10.tcz and emelfm2.tcz (as ondemand items) has no wbar icons.

regards
/Uggla

[roberts]

As stated in the Tiny Core announcement, ondemand icons currently only support one binary to one icon, i.e, a single .desktop item (no submenus). Submenus don't translate well into wbar. I suppose I could process just the first item, but chose not to do so, initially or until feedback suggests otherwise.

Both Opera and emelfm2 have multiple .desktop items (submenus) and are therefore not currently supported as OnDemand icons.

[uggla]

I would prefer if the menu items and wbar icons looked exactly as if already installed.

regards
/Uggla

[roberts]

I will support opera and emelfm2 for 3.1 final.

[uggla]

Could you do the same for Rox-filer? 

/Uggla

[uggla]

It would be nice if you could add a $1 to those ondemand scrips that are launching the application after tce-load. Then one could use these ondemand items as default action for various mime types.

regards
/Uggla

[jls]

using microcore on a pendrive results the ondemand entries to not work due to the full paths included in the .ico. Infact the pendrive can be recognised as sda1, sdb1, depends

[roberts]

Good point.  I will address this and issue an rc4 for you to test. Thanks for reporting.

[roberts]

Done.