Install Microcore

Microcore separates Tiny Core into smaller parts, giving users even more options.

Tiny Core may be installed on a hard drive as explained in Install Tiny Core Without Being Connected to the Internet. To install Microcore, use this method with the following modifications.

You need the Microcore iso (get the latest version).

In addition, you need:

Xlibs.core.tczl (from core_elements)

Xprogs.core.tczl (from core_elements)

Xvesa.core.tcz (from core_elements/Xserver)

wbar.tce or wbar.tcz (from tce or tcz repository)

One of the window managers (from tce or tcz repository)

Until version 2.2, the default window manager in Tiny Core was jwm. In version 2.3, flwm was introduced.

Examples of window managers include:

flwm

icewm

jwm

jwm-snapshot

wmaker

Xfce4base

When installing window managers, include any dependencies.

Files may be downloaded from various internet sites. Examples include:

Copy and paste Microcore (the directory "boot" and its contents) to the partition.

Create a directory called "tce."

Paste the other files to the directory tce.

The Grub commands for Microcore are:

default 0
timeout 5

title Microcore
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/bzImage quiet tce=sda1 home=sda1 max_loop=255
initrd /boot/microcore.gz

If you are installing Microcore in partition other than sda1, use appropriate partition information.