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| wiki:update [2011/05/03 01:10] – [Test the Release Candidates] Guy | wiki:update [2011/06/16 12:32] (current) – [Update from 2x to 3x] Guy | ||
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| - | ====== Update | + | ====== Update |
| - | ==== Download Latest Version ==== | + | ==== Download |
| - | Update to the latest version of Tiny Core. New versions have improvements and additional features. | + | Download |
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| - | Tiny Core may be downloaded from various internet sites. Examples include: | + | |
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| - | http:// | + | |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| - | ftp:// | + | |
| ==== Distribution Files or ISO ==== | ==== Distribution Files or ISO ==== | ||
| - | One option is to download bzImage and tinycore.gz. These can be downloaded from any of the internet sites above, under / | + | One option is to download bzImage and tinycore.gz. These can be downloaded from any of the [[mirrors]], under / |
| Another option is to download the .iso file, so it can also be written to a CD. This can be downloaded from / | Another option is to download the .iso file, so it can also be written to a CD. This can be downloaded from / | ||
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| If you downloaded the iso file, you can extract bzImage and tinycore.gz from it. | If you downloaded the iso file, you can extract bzImage and tinycore.gz from it. | ||
| - | In this example, let's say you downloaded | + | In this example, let's say you downloaded |
| Create a new directory in / | Create a new directory in / | ||
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| cd /home/tc/dl | cd /home/tc/dl | ||
| busybox mount tinycore_3.6.iso tmp</ | busybox mount tinycore_3.6.iso tmp</ | ||
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| - | Change tinycore_3.6.iso to the appropriate version. | ||
| You can then copy and paste bzImage and tinycore.gz from tmp. | You can then copy and paste bzImage and tinycore.gz from tmp. | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | If you use xfe, type | + | If using xfe, type |
| < | < | ||
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| ==== Have Multiple Versions ==== | ==== Have Multiple Versions ==== | ||
| - | You may want to keep the original version of Tiny Core, as well as install the more recent version. | + | You may want to keep the original version of Tinycore, as well as install the more recent version. |
| To do this, using a root file manager, create a new directory in /mnt/sda1 (use the correct partition if not sda1) for the more recent version. Let's call the new directory tc3.5.1 when installing tinycore 3.5.1, and call the new directory tc3.6 when installing tinycore 3.6. | To do this, using a root file manager, create a new directory in /mnt/sda1 (use the correct partition if not sda1) for the more recent version. Let's call the new directory tc3.5.1 when installing tinycore 3.5.1, and call the new directory tc3.6 when installing tinycore 3.6. | ||
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| LABEL tinycore 3.6 | LABEL tinycore 3.6 | ||
| KERNEL / | KERNEL / | ||
| - | APPEND initrd=/ | + | APPEND initrd=/ |
| LABEL tinycore 3.5.1 | LABEL tinycore 3.5.1 | ||
| KERNEL / | KERNEL / | ||
| - | APPEND initrd=/ | + | APPEND initrd=/ |
| LABEL tinycore 3.4.1 | LABEL tinycore 3.4.1 | ||
| KERNEL / | KERNEL / | ||
| - | APPEND initrd=/ | + | APPEND initrd=/ |
| Use the correct partition if not sda1. | Use the correct partition if not sda1. | ||
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| timeout 5 | timeout 5 | ||
| - | title Tiny Core 3.6 | + | title Tinycore |
| root (hd0,0) | root (hd0,0) | ||
| - | kernel / | + | kernel / |
| initrd / | initrd / | ||
| - | title Tiny Core 3.5.1 | + | title Tinycore |
| root (hd0,0) | root (hd0,0) | ||
| - | kernel / | + | kernel / |
| initrd / | initrd / | ||
| - | title Tiny Core 3.4.1 | + | title Tinycore |
| root (hd0,0) | root (hd0,0) | ||
| - | kernel / | + | kernel / |
| initrd / | initrd / | ||
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| ==== Test the Release Candidates ==== | ==== Test the Release Candidates ==== | ||
| - | We encourage people to download and install the release candidates, so you can help the Tiny Core team, by testing them for improvements and bugs, before the final release. | + | We encourage people to download and install the release candidates, so you can help the Tinycore |
| - | ==== Updating | + | ==== Update |
| - | When updating from 2x to 3x, it is better to do a complete new installation as there are major changes, and all of the extensions also need to be replaced. | + | When updating from version |
| - | The same thing is likely to happen when updating from 3x to 4x. | + | The same thing may happen when updating from 3x to 4x. |
| - | ==== Updating | + | ==== Update |
| - | To update applications | + | To update applications |
