The founder of the Tiny Core Linux project, Robert Shingledecker, announced on December 19th the immediate availability of the Tiny Core Linux 2.7 operating system, a version that brings lots of updated applications and scripts, various improvements and, of course, a couple of bug fixes. Without further ado, let's take a closer look at some of the most important changes brought by the new Tiny Core Linux 2.7 operating system:

· appbrowser was updated and it now features a single "Install" button, and the "Download Only" button was renamed to "OnDemand;"
· appsaudit was updated and it now features a new menu option, called "Install Options;"
· The tce-load script was updated (removed l,m,lm,ml testing, ldconfig is always called, depmod is based on /usr/local/lib/modules and the -r option was dropped);
· Updated the tce-setup and tce-update scripts with an "easy mode," in order to easily update extensions in the tce directory;
· The tce-update script was updated to include better NFS support;
· The rebuildfstab script was updated for block major eleven devices;
· The udev/rules.d/75-cd-dvd.rules was updated for sr[0-9] devices;
· The exitcheck.sh script was updated in order to be able to call the /opt/shutdown.sh script for shutdown commands;
· libpopt and mbchk was removed;
· Added the cache-clear script;
· Added ab, a new tiny appbrowser in shell;
· Added ondemand to create right-click menu shortcuts for flwm;
· tcz2ram.flg, tcz2ram.lst were renamed to copy2fs.flg and copy2fs.lst;
· Added new boot code: xvesa=WxHxD (e.g. xvesa=800x600x32);
· Many libraries were stripped to make a smaller ISO image, now at 10.1 MB.

About Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux aims to be an extremely lightweight core desktop upon which users can install their choice of applications. It can operate in four modes: Cloud/Internet – the default boot mode where the system boots entirely in the RAM, PPR/TCE mode – the user has to specify a persistent storage partition and can use the TCE repository, PPR/TCZ mode – the same as PPR/TCE, except it uses the TCZ extension type, and the PPI/TCE mode – installs extensions on a Linux partition or a loop back file.

Download Tiny Core Linux 2.7 right now from Softpedia.