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. The Tiny Core desktop is as minimal ...

These operating systems treat extra features the way budget airlines treat legroom.

There was a time, not quite so long ago, when a computer was a beige box that sat on your desk. Before that, computers were big enough to double as desks, and even farther back, they took up a whole ...

The team behind Tiny Core Linux has released version 17.0 of the minimalist distribution. The new release updates the technical foundation to a current state: Linux 6.18.2 and the GCC compiler to 15.2 ...

Once upon a time operating systems shipped on a stack of 1.4MP floppy disks. These days most come on DVDs because the installer files can’t fit on 640MB CDs. And then there’s Tiny Core Linux. Tiny ...

Ever wanted to run Linux in an exceptionally small footprint? Then [Reimu NotMoe] from [SudoMaker] has something for you! She’s found an unbelievably small Linux-able chip in BGA, and designed a ...

The MinisForum EM 780 is a remarkable compact Linux gaming PC that delivers impressive performance in a small form factor. This article takes a deep dive into the specifications, performance, and user ...

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 ...

An announcement of the revival of linux-tiny, a set of patches aimed at reducing the footprint of the kernel, mainly for the embedded world, has led to a number of linux-kernel threads. The ...

A tiny Linux kernel mistake is now a serious local-root risk for systems that have not been updated. CVE-2026-23111 affects nf_tables, the kernel subsystem behind nftables, and public exploit ...