Tiny Core Linux is a unique and minimalist distribution of the Linux operating system and tools. At 10 megabytes, Tiny Core Linux is 1/400 to 1/100 the size of the most widely used operating systems in the world (even compared to most Linux distros).
This is a nomadic ultra small graphical desktop operating system capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive.
Tiny Core Linux has a flexible and fully-customizable Graphical User Interface Desktop. Mouse, keyboard, and screen support basically works out-of-the-box thanks to FLWM, the FLTK Desktop. The desktop boots extremely fast and is able to support additional applications and hardware of the users choice.
While Tiny Core Linux always resides in RAM, additional applications extensions can either reside in RAM, mounted from a persistent storage device, or installed into a persistent storage device.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | FLWM |
| Init Software: | BusyBox |
| Package Management: | TCE |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86, x86-64, armv7, Raspberry Pi |
| Home Page: | tinycorelinux.net |
| Developer: | Robert Shingledecker |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
What's a Linux distribution ("distro")? |
| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |