Tiny Core Linux - Revision history

wikademia>Wikademia at 23:59, 14 September 2009

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			==See also==
			* [[Linux]]

	[[Category:Linux]]		[[Category:Linux]]

wikademia>Wikademia at 07:57, 7 June 2009

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	[[Category:Linux]]		[[Category:Linux]]

wikademia>Wikademia at 19:19, 2 May 2009

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	'''[[Tiny Core Linux]]''' is probably the smallest Linux distribution available. It is being developed by Robert Shingledecker (of [[w:Damn Small Linux\|Damn Small Linux]] fame) as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive".		'''[[Tiny Core Linux]]''' is probably the smallest Linux distribution available. It is being developed by Robert Shingledecker (of [[w:Damn Small Linux\|Damn Small Linux]] fame) as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive".
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	''This is a [[Learning by doing]] module.''		''This is a [[Meta:Learning by doing\|learning by doing]] module.''
	== Get Tiny ==		== Get Tiny ==
	Go to http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/release/ and download either <tt>bootfloppy.dd</tt> or preferably <tt>tinycore_1.4.iso</tt>. You'll need to copy these as bootable images.		Go to http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/release/ and download either <tt>bootfloppy.dd</tt> or preferably <tt>tinycore_1.4.iso</tt>. You'll need to copy these as bootable images.

wikademia>Wikademia at 19:19, 2 May 2009

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	'''[[Tiny Core Linux]]''' is probably the smallest Linux distribution available. It is being developed by Robert Shingledecker (of [[w:Damn Small Linux\|Damn Small Linux]] fame) as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive".		'''[[Tiny Core Linux]]''' is probably the smallest Linux distribution available. It is being developed by Robert Shingledecker (of [[w:Damn Small Linux\|Damn Small Linux]] fame) as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive".
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	''This is a [[Learning by doing]] module.''		''This is a [[Learning by doing]] module.''
	== Get Tiny ==		== Get Tiny ==

wikademia>Wikademia: 4 revisions

2009-04-28T22:45:23Z

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wikademia>CQ: /* Basic commands */ need help...

2009-04-28T09:22:52Z

Basic commands: need help...

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	<tt>tiny@box~:</tt>		<tt>tiny@box~:</tt>

	~~In exercise 2~~, you used the <tt>ls</tt> command to ''list'' the contents of the <tt>/bin</tt> or ''binaries'' directory. Now use the [[w:cd (command)\|cd]] to ''change directories'' to <tt>/bin</tt>.		Earlier, you used the <tt>ls</tt> command to ''list'' the contents of the <tt>/bin</tt> or ''binaries'' directory. Now use the [[w:cd (command)\|cd]] to ''change directories'' to <tt>/bin</tt>.

	Now your command prompt looks like this:		Now your command prompt looks like this:
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	<tt>tiny@box/bin:</tt>		<tt>tiny@box/bin:</tt>

	Now type <tt>ls</tt> with no arguments (just hit "Enter"). The resulting list is the same. Type <tt>cd</tt> with no arguments and you be taken back to your <tt>/home</tt> directory.		Now type <tt>ls</tt> with no arguments (just hit "Enter"). The resulting list is the same. Type <tt>cd</tt> with no arguments and you'll be taken back to your <tt>/home</tt> directory.

	''See [[Directories in Linux]]''		''See [[Directories in Linux]]''

	=== Control panel ===		=== Control panel ===
	under construction		under construction

wikademia>CQ: /* Learn Linux */ speeling

2009-04-28T09:19:14Z

Learn Linux: speeling

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	After you burn it you can learn it! TCL doesn't need your hard drive to run. It runs from [[w:Random Access Memory\|RAM]] like a [[w:List of live CDs\|live CD]]. Just leave the disc in the drive and reboot your computer. You may have to go into the [[w:BIOS\|BIOS]] and change the "boot order".		After you burn it you can learn it! TCL doesn't need your hard drive to run. It runs from [[w:Random Access Memory\|RAM]] like a [[w:List of live CDs\|live CD]]. Just leave the disc in the drive and reboot your computer. You may have to go into the [[w:BIOS\|BIOS]] and change the "boot order".
	== Learn Linux ==		== Learn Linux ==
	When TCL boots (loads itself into RAM), it ''quickly'' produces a very simple [[w:Graphical User Interface]] via a [[w:window manager\|window manager]] called Tiny X. Three icons appear at the bottom of the window:		When TCL boots (loads itself into RAM), it ''quickly'' produces a very simple [[w:Graphical User Interface\|Graphical User Interface]] via a [[w:window manager\|window manager]] called Tiny X. Three icons appear at the bottom of the window:
	<!-- screenshot goes here. THANKS! -->		<!-- screenshot goes here. THANKS! -->
	=== Terminal ===		=== Terminal ===

wikademia>CQ: /* Learn Linux */

2009-04-28T09:17:43Z

Learn Linux

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	After you burn it you can learn it! TCL doesn't need your hard drive to run. It runs from [[w:Random Access Memory\|RAM]] like a [[w:List of live CDs\|live CD]]. Just leave the disc in the drive and reboot your computer. You may have to go into the [[w:BIOS\|BIOS]] and change the "boot order".		After you burn it you can learn it! TCL doesn't need your hard drive to run. It runs from [[w:Random Access Memory\|RAM]] like a [[w:List of live CDs\|live CD]]. Just leave the disc in the drive and reboot your computer. You may have to go into the [[w:BIOS\|BIOS]] and change the "boot order".
	== Learn Linux ==		== Learn Linux ==
	When TCL ~~boot~~ (loads itself into RAM), it ''quickly'' produces a very simple [[w:Graphical User Interface]] via a [[w:window manager\|window manager]] called Tiny X. Three icons appear at the bottom of the window.		When TCL boots (loads itself into RAM), it ''quickly'' produces a very simple [[w:Graphical User Interface]] via a [[w:window manager\|window manager]] called Tiny X. Three icons appear at the bottom of the window:
	<!-- screenshot goes here. THANKS! -->		<!-- screenshot goes here. THANKS! -->
	=== Terminal ===		=== Terminal ===

wikademia>CQ: starting...

2009-04-28T09:14:36Z

starting...

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'''[[Tiny Core Linux]]''' is probably the smallest Linux distribution available. It is being developed by Robert Shingledecker (of [[w:Damn Small Linux|Damn Small Linux]] fame) as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive".

''This is a [[Learning by doing]] module.''
== Get Tiny ==
Go to http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/release/ and download either <tt>bootfloppy.dd</tt> or preferably <tt>tinycore_1.4.iso</tt>. You'll need to copy these as bootable images.

''NOTE: If you are new to Linux and working from a Windows® machine you should learn about [[w:RaWrite|RaWrite]]''
== Run Core ==
After you burn it you can learn it! TCL doesn't need your hard drive to run. It runs from [[w:Random Access Memory|RAM]] like a [[w:List of live CDs|live CD]]. Just leave the disc in the drive and reboot your computer. You may have to go into the [[w:BIOS|BIOS]] and change the "boot order".
== Learn Linux ==
When TCL boot (loads itself into RAM), it ''quickly'' produces a very simple [[w:Graphical User Interface]] via a [[w:window manager|window manager]] called Tiny X. Three icons appear at the bottom of the window.

=== Terminal ===
Open the [[w:terminal|terminal]] application. At the [[w:command prompt|command prompt]] type:
<tt>ls /bin</tt>


This will show you all the commands (utilities) contained in [[w:BusyBox|BusyBox]], a stripped down collection of the [[w:GNU Core Utilities|GNU Core Utilities]].

''Compare these with [[Basic commands in Linux]].''
==== Basic commands ====
Notice that your command prompt looks something like this:

<tt>tiny@box~:</tt>

In exercise 2, you used the <tt>ls</tt> command to ''list'' the contents of the <tt>/bin</tt> or ''binaries'' directory. Now use the [[w:cd (command)|cd]] to ''change directories'' to <tt>/bin</tt>.

Now your command prompt looks like this:

<tt>tiny@box/bin:</tt>

Now type <tt>ls</tt> with no arguments (just hit "Enter"). The resulting list is the same. Type <tt>cd</tt> with no arguments and you be taken back to your <tt>/home</tt> directory.

''See [[Directories in Linux]]''
=== Control panel ===
under construction
=== Appbrowser ===
still learning :)

== Participants ==
*[[User:CQ|CQ]] 09:14, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

[[Category:Linux]]