Tiny Core Linux is an incredibly small distribution. This modular distribution can be customized to your specifications. Tiny Core Linux isn't as hard as you might think. Most Linux distributions (or ...

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With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often. [Nathan Otterness] shows us how it’s done by ...

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 ...

I'm running TINY linux (based on Slackware) in my IBM Thinkpad 355CS 486/33 Mhz 20 mb RAM. I'm am completely new to the Linux OS (I learn as I go) but I'm currently stumped on how to get X to fire up.

Lenovo's ThinkStation P3 Tiny packs a lot of hardware into a small frame, but its out-of-the-box support for Linux and multi-monitor support make it a good enterprise choice. Lenovo's ThinkStation P3 ...

Rancher Labs is announcing general availability today for RancherOS, the stripped-down version of Linux that the company uses with its own container management platform. The container management ...

Damn Small Linux (DSL), a name that should resonate with many veteran tech enthusiasts, has made a triumphant return after a 12-year absence (albeit as a pre-release Alpha) in 2024 with a fresh ...

I just installed Tiny Linux, a stripped down slackware installation....no GUI on my old 486 laptop. I would like to install GNU's "make". I downloaded the make-3.79.1.tar.gz file and have no idea of ...

The linux-tiny project was started by Matt Mackall in December 2003 with the aim to “ collect patches that reduce kernel disk and memory footprint as well as tools for working on small systems. ” LWN ...

Last week we were talking about Damn Small Linux, but before we continue on with that we need to mention a few other items. First, you will remember from two weeks ago that the standard configuration ...