Breathe new life into aging PCs: Tiny Core Linux 15.0 challenges Windows 11
Tiny Core Linux 15.0 has been officially released. This latest version of the minimalist operating system challenges the dominance of Windows 11 by offering a lightweight, efficient alternative that can breathe new life into older hardware.
The changelog for Core v15.0 reveals several key updates. You can see a list of notable changes below.
Tiny Core Linux is celebrated by many in the open source community for its minimalistic approach, offering a fast and lightweight operating system that is perfect for older hardware or systems with limited resources.
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Tiny Core v15.0
Team Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Core v15.0 http://www.tinycorelinux.net/15.x/x86/release http://www.tinycorelinux.net/15.x/x86_64/release
Changelog for 15.0: * kernel updated to 6.6.8 * glibc updated to 2.38 * gcc updated to 13.2.0 * binutils updated to 2.41 * e2fsprogs base libs/apps updated to 1.47.0 * util-linux base libs/apps updated to 2.39.2 * zlib base lib updated to 1.3 * busybox updated to 1.36.1 * tce-functions/setdrive/setup: use : in chown * tce-audit: add md5check action from bdantas * tce-audit: md5check update from bdantas * tce-load: sudo touch from polikuo * update-everything: handle missing or extraneous dep files from bdantas * tce-update: allow tcedir/optional to be a symlink from bdantas * update-everything: add safety checks from bdantas * busybox CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY changed 150 -> 1000
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Tiny Core Linux 15 stuffs modern computing in a nutshell
Tiny Core Linux shows that a fully functional, GUI-driven Linux distro can be smaller than Windows 95 and still be modern and useful.
Version 15 is out, in both x86-32 and x86-64 editions. It's based on kernel 6.6.8, glibc 2.38, and includes GCC version 13.2. It comes in three variants: Core is text-only, although you can install a choice of GUIs if you wish; TinyCore has a graphical desktop; and CorePlus includes dozens of optional extra apps.
The first thing that struck us was the download sizes of these editions. In a world where a lightweight distro takes 2-3 GB, these are the most remarkable part. The command-line-only Core is 17.8 MB. The GUI-based TinyCore is 24 MB, and the full-fat CorePlus edition, with almost all optional extras included in the ISO, is still just 265 MB.