Mini-Distro-Review: Tiny Core Linux
I heard about Tiny Core Linux a few months ago and given its description as a minimalistic Linux designed to build to your own specifications from the ground up it sounded right up my alley. This is one of the reasons I love Debian so much. I decided it would be a great opportunity for a mini distro review on my new Blog. I downloaded the astonishingly small ISO from their site and fired up my VirtualBox and booted directly from the ISO. Granted, I was using a VirtualBox, the boot up time between hitting enter and loading X with the JWM for a windows manager whas breakneck fast. At first examination it provides exactly what it promises, a basic X setup with a package management tool, a terminal emulator (aterm), and a few basic tools like vi.
It was time to install onto the VirtualBox’s hard drive. To do this I followed the instructions on their website. As sugested, this is not a newbie or user friendly distrobution, but one designed with the hardcore tinkerer in mind, and my evaluation will reflect that premise. Their instructions where well written and, I think, would be easy for some one new to this kind of distribution who knows the basic Linux concepts.
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