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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Fallingwater on May 16, 2012, 02:42:08 PM

Title: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: Fallingwater on May 16, 2012, 02:42:08 PM

I've just installed the newest Tiny Core and I'm currently trying to figure out how to install stuff.
I've Googled about SCMs and I know they're self-contained, but beyond that I can't quite figure out why I should prefer them over TCZs, or why I shouldn't.

For instance: Firefox 12 is available both in Apps and ScmApps. Which to install, and why?

Thanks.

Title: Re: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: gerald_clark on May 16, 2012, 05:56:31 PM

Search the forum here.  It has been discussed several times.

Title: Re: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: rayroko on June 01, 2013, 07:06:37 PM

RTFMing someone off is not a good way to expand a user base ;)
- the info on SCM vs TCZ is scattered accross different forum topics at best, and I think that somebody should write a FAQ topic on SCM vs TCZ, because it seems to cause confusion to new users. For example, is being self-contained a worse alternative hard disk space -wise over a longer period of time (since the scm must contain all the dependencies in itself, thus causing several same required libraries to exist in different SCM packages).

Title: Re: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: gerald_clark on June 01, 2013, 07:27:04 PM

Go ahead. Write one.

Title: Re: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: bmarkus on June 01, 2013, 07:39:52 PM

Please note, SCM is dropped in TC 5.x

Title: Re: TCZ vs SCM - why choose one over the other?
Post by: tinypoodle on June 01, 2013, 07:42:29 PM

wiki consists of user contributed content and forum login is valid for wiki as well.

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