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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: landrykid on July 21, 2025, 05:33:08 AM

Title: Current extension versions
Post by: landrykid on July 21, 2025, 05:33:08 AM

I installed TCL and some extensions, and they persist through reboots.  I ran updates and the system says I'm current.

How do I get current app versions?  For example, Thunderbird is version 78.8 and current is 140.0.  How should I install apps not in the TCL repository?  KDE-Connect as one example.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: Juanito on July 27, 2025, 04:10:16 AM

You would need to build Thunderbird yourself and make an extension out of it.

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: gadget42 on July 27, 2025, 05:30:00 AM

according to wikipedia, KDE-Connect uses dbus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_Connect

so perhaps dbus forum topic(s) might help since there are no direct search results for "KDE-Connect" (except this thread naturally)

another link for reader convenience:

https://userbase.kde.org/KDEConnect

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: landrykid on July 28, 2025, 05:09:48 AM

Quote from: Juanito on July 27, 2025, 04:10:16 AM

You would need to build Thunderbird yourself and make an extension out of it.

Thanks.  How do most people use TCL?  I'm guessing not as a daily driver, or do they?

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: Juanito on July 28, 2025, 06:26:54 AM

Perhaps the best solution for thunderbird would be to modify the firefox_getLatest script to package the official binary.

For other extensions that already exist, you could pm the maintainer to request an update.

For extensions that don’t exist, you could post in the extension request section of the forum.

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: gadget42 on July 28, 2025, 09:28:24 PM

re: thunderbird

https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,25147.msg165731.html#msg165731

kicked mutt a few times over the years but still haven't adopted it.

Title: Re: Current extension versions
Post by: GNUser on July 29, 2025, 02:12:56 PM

Quote from: landrykid on July 28, 2025, 05:09:48 AM

How do most people use TCL?  I'm guessing not as a daily driver, or do they?

I can't speak for most people, only for myself. I use TCL as a daily driver on my personal laptop. It also powers my home's wireless router (a repurposed laptop with an Alfa AWUS036ACM usb adapter). It also powers my family room's digital media center/retro videogame emulator.

TCL is a toolkit you can use to build your own custom OS. You can make it as general-purpose or as single-purpose as you like.