====== Intended audience and set-up ====== General discussion started in the forum: [[http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,17863.0.html]] ====== Structure of content ====== I strongly want to suggest putting real content on separate pages that can be linked from this Welcome-page. --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 2015/04/29 12:57// ===== Section dCore ===== "To get a usable X11 desktop (...) type in startx, to start up Xorg." should later go into a page collection, probably "Beginners". --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 2015/01/04 23:55// Contained in [[dcore:usb_installation_test-drive]] --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 2015/04/29 12:53// ---- ---- [END OF CHRONOLOGICAL CONTENT] [START OF STATIC CONTENT] ---- ---- ====== Wiki pages to be reference ====== http://www.tinycorelinux.net/faq.html : no wiki page but highly useful ==== Booting, Installing ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:the_boot_process : thorough presentation * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:bios : bios settings * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:partition : general information about partitioning * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:uuid : UUID * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:dynamic_root_filesystem_remastering : chain-load from Grub (does this work?) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:grub2_from_grub1 : Grub2 * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_wo_optical_grub2 : manual install with Grub2 * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:installing_tc_-_alternate_offline_guide : full walk-through of manual install * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:microcore64_kiss_install_guide : ditto for MicroCore; very close to dCore * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:installing_tc_on_usb : similar * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:usb_life : life expectancy of USB sticks * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:waitusb : waitusb & Labels * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:grub4dos : Grub4DOS * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:extlinux : Extlinux * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:links : External tools * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install : maybe for comparison? * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_offline : ditto * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:extlinux_passwd : Passwords in Extlinux * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_codes_explained : boot-codes, boot-loader stanzas * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_options : boot-options * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup_hd : boot-codes etc. * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup_usb : ditto * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:display_modes : VGA boot-codes * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_hd#run_the_installer : international keyboard map * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:setting_the_time_zone : time zone settings * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:time_zone : thorough description of time zones, incl. daylight savings time * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_splash : Plymouth boot-splash * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:splashy : Splashy boot-splash (fragmentary) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup_or_persistent_home_and_opt : general information * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:bootchart : chart of the boot process to pinpoint slow parts * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:bootlocal.sh_and_shutdown.sh : bootsync.sh, bootlocal.sh, shutdown.sh * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_with_windows : inter-play with Windows * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:update : update or install several versions ==== Persistence, Backup ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup-check : manual backup * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup : thorough information * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:persistence_for_dummies : ditto * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:persistent_home : /home, /opt * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup_-_restore : some additional information * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_option_opt : persistent directories vs. file persistence * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_option_protect : boot-option for encrypted backup * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:encrypted_backup : ditto * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:tc-specific_configuration_files : .filetool.lst, onboot.lst (maybe add more?) ==== Set-Up, Basic Usage ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:information_about_installation : showbootcodes, version * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:system_information : more system information * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:adding_a_desktop_to_microcore : maybe useful for comparison? * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:getting_started : ditto * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:passwd : user password (not very safe, though) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:security : users, groups, sudo * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:flwm : FLWM-keyboard commands * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:window_managers_and_desktop_environments : choice of WMs * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:boot_option_nodhcp : static IP * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:list_of_supported_wifi_devices : WiFi-devices * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:control_panel : description of Control Panel * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:tiny_core_utilities : description of system tools * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:cpu_frequency_scaling_basics : is this still available? * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:creating_custom_command_icons_in_wbar : adding icons to Wbar * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:menu : manipulate Wbar & menu * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:extension_for_settings : turn settings into an application (would such approach still work?) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:gtk_themes : GTK-themes * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:iconmenuinfo : menu entries, icons etc. * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:mnttool : Mount-tool * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:netbook_tips : Iwconfig, Conky * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:setting_up_wifi : Wicd, WPA-GUI * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:network_setup_-_atheros_wireless_cards : Atheros cards (obsolete?) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:network_setup_-_broadcom_wireless_cards : Broadcom cards (obsolete? * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:ondemand : dCore-specific * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:package_management_cheat_sheet : should be extended for dCore * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:shutdown : exittc vs. poweroff * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:tc_commands : tc* (could serve as template for sce*) ==== Apps ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:setting_up_sound : sound * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:pulseaudio : Pulse Audio * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:alsa_part2 : Alsa * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:sound_setup_using_oss : OSS * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:emelfm : simple file manager * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:encrypt_files : file encryption * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:espeak : speech-synthesis program * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:fileserver : NFS-server * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:server : FTP-, Samba-Server * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:firewall : Iptables * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:keyboard_maps : kmaps * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:mplayer-nodeps : probably interesting in dCore ==== Misc. ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:basic_commands : Linux shell-101 * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:bootlocal.sh_and_shutdown.sh : chown-101 (tc:staff) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:wget : wget-101 * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:bcrypt : encryption utility, standard part of *Core base * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:kiosk : kiosk * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:netbooting : net-booting * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:pretce : tce on RAID or LVM * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:printer_setup_using_cups : CUPS printing set-up * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:tar : handling archives (could use info on sce) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:using_acpid_to_control_your_pc_buttons : ACPI * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:virtualbox : TCore in VirtualBox * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:vmware_installation : TCore in VMWare === Scripts ==== * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:console_key_mappings : console keymap * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:backup_date : backups by date * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_usb_win : future project for dCore? * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:random_background : random background image * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:setting_up_wifi#simple_scripts_to_auto_connect_to_specific_networks : auto-connect to specific networks (fragment) * http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:setting_up_wifi_at_boot : auto-connect to WPA-protected access point at Boot