Tiny Core Linux is as lightweight as a GUI-based Linux distribution can be. Jack Wallen walks you through the installation that makes this operating system unique.

Several projects exist that purport to be small, run-in-memory distributions. The most popular probably is Puppy Linux. Puppy has spawned several variations, and I have used it several times myself on ...

Tiny Core is a light-weight Linux distribution focused on providing a fast, small, but usable operating system. TinyCore uses just 12MB of disk space and can be booted from a USB flash drive or a CD.

Due to Tiny Core’s very small footprint, it loads into memory. This gives the distro seemingly unbridled performance speed. However, without a persistent memory feature, you must install it from a ...

Tiny Core can be installed to a HD like a traditional distribution but the process is relatively complicated and not the main focus. Instead, a typical Tiny Core installation would be portable and ...

Looking for a light-weight, but capable operating system? It doesn’t get much lighter than Tiny Core Linux. The disc image for the most basic version of this operating system is just 16MB, and ...

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 ...

The download page also offers three different versions: Core (the base system), Tiny Core (the recommended option), and CorePlus (an installation image that includes the choice of seven different ...

However, Tiny Core Linux takes the resource-efficient nature of its brethren to the next level with its 17MB ISO file. Heck, even the GUI version of the OS takes up merely 23MB!