TinyCore 3.8 Adds 'Fetch Missing Dependencies' Option

Tiny Core 3.8 has been released. The latest update brings several changes and enhancements to the core system and a few updated apps. There are also new icons for AppBrowser and AppAudit.

AppsAudit has gotten several updates and changes. There is now a "Fetch Missing Dependencies" option and dependencies are now grouped. Error reporting for AppsAudit has also been updated and now also notifies about 'stale' extensions.

The Wallpaper app has also gotten an updated, all of the settings and options are now included in the same window. The Screeshoot tool now displays the name of the file where the shoot is saved.

BusyBox 1.18.5 is included in Tiny Core 3.8. The rc.shutdown script has been updated, the sleep option has been removed to enhance shutdown speed.

Other updates and changes in Tiny Core 3.8:

· AppsBrowser - clear Search&Provides field upon results.
· search.sh - improved searching by title results and support for fat file-system.
· mnttool - added a refresh button.
· wbarconf - support for no initial .wbar
· tce-load - now allows re-downloading non-installed extensions to better handle download failures.
· tce-setup & tce-load to ensure busybox calls thus avoiding conflicts with various gnu utilities.
· provides.sh - support for fat file-system.
· tce-setup, tce-load, and loadpack.sh - alias for new depmod applet.
· .profile - new user login sudo issue resolved.
· rebuildfstab and tc-config for AOE support.
· tc-functions getpassword to support backspace during input.
· tce-setup for loading "tce" directory on cdrom and installable via updates to tc-install & tc-grub4dos.

The recently launched Multicore.iso option, which includes Tiny Core, Micro Core as well as several other tools has been updated. The networking tools, grub4dos and the installer are now placed in extension directories.

About Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core, true to its name, aims to provide a fully functional Linux distro, complete with a graphical environment, with the smallest footprint possible.

The whole thing is only about 10 MB. It is designed to be a highly mobile distro coming with just the bare-bones minimum, Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, and Fltk.

It does not come with an extensive suite of applications or functionality, and not all hardware is supported by default. However, extra packages and features can be easily installed, on-the-fly via the built-in tools.

Tiny Core Linux 3.8 is available for download here on Softpedia.