The release of the minimalist Linux distribution Tiny Core Linux 17.0 has been published, which can run on systems with 48 MB of RAM. The graphical environment of the distribution is based on the Tiny X server, the FLTK toolkit, and the FLWM window manager. The distribution loads entirely into RAM and operates from memory. The bootable ISO image is only 20 MB. A CorePure64 build for 64-bit systems is available, sized at 25 MB. Additionally, a CorePlus build (288 MB) is provided, which includes a number of additional packages such as a set of window managers (FLWM, JWM, IceWM, Fluxbox, Hackedbox, Openbox), an installer with the ability to add extra extensions, and a ready-made toolset for network access, including a manager for configuring Wi-Fi connections.
The new release has updated system components, including Linux kernel 6.18.2, glibc 2.42, binutils 2.45.1, gcc 15.2.0, e2fsprogs 1.47.3, and util-linux 2.41.2. The script provides.sh has been updated to work with mirrors over HTTPS, and a check for HTTPS has been added to the /etc/init.d/tc-functions script. In the udev rules 50-udev-default.rules, access rights for input devices have been expanded.
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