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Tiny Linux distro gets dependency fetching and simpler USB install

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 10, 2011

“Tiny Core Linux is designed to reside in RAM, and can fit into
just over 10MB, according to Team Tiny Core. Components that are
said to reside entirely in memory include: the Linux kernel, the
BusyBox tool collection, as well as minimal graphics based on Tiny
X.

“Configured to boot from a CD-ROM, pen drive, or “frugally from
a hard drive,” Tiny Core Linux boots extremely quickly. The
distribution offers minimal desktop features, less than exhaustive
hardware support, and “represents only the core needed to boot into
a very minimal X Window desktop, typically with wired Internet
access,” says Team Tiny Core

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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