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 +====== 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 =====
 +<del>"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//</del> Contained in [[dcore:usb_installation_test-drive]] --- //[[sm8ps-tcl1@yahoo.com|sm8ps]] 2015/04/29 12:53//
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 +[END OF CHRONOLOGICAL CONTENT]
 +
 +[START OF STATIC CONTENT]
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 +
 +====== 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
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