Tinycore Linux
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Customize of Tiny Core Linux
Setting Locales for Germany (Umlaute) edit
$ sudo vi /opt/bootlocal.sh
add:
mkdir -p /usr/lib/locale localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-15 de_DE@euro localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE localedef -i de_DE -f UTF-8 de_DE
install:
tce-load -wi glibc_i18n_locale glibc_apps glibc_gconv
test perhaps with pidgin and install pidgin:
tce-load -wi pidgin
create account of ICQ and test with a chat to a Windows User and enter "öäü"
or open terminal and enter:
locale -a
System must echo:
C de_DE de_DE@euro de_DE.iso88591 de_DE.iso885915@euro de_DE.utf8 POSIX
Disable Screensaver
edit $vi /home/username/.setbackground
xset s off -dpms &
Set Wallpaper Color
edit $vi /home/username/.setbackground
hsetroot -solid "#357DAA"
ATerm xterm big Font Settings on Laptops
edit $vi /home/username/.Xdefaults
Aterm*scrollBar: true Aterm*transparent: false Aterm*title: Terminal Aterm*foreground: green Aterm*background: black Aterm*font: *-*-fixed-medium-r-normal--*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 Aterm*cursorColor: green Aterm*fading: 70 Aterm*shading: 50 Aterm*color12: DodgerBlue1 Aterm*saveLines: 100000 fltk*scheme: gtk+
NFS Client mount hangs
Problem busybox has some bugs on nfs mount do: enable rpcbind + nfsclient (tce-extensions)
sudo mount -t nfs freebsd-server:/usr/home /mnt/nfs -o vers=3,tcp,rw,nolock
Settings to prevent insecure browser data from saved to the Disk (mydata.tar.gz)
open a console / xterm and do:
vi /opt/.xfiletool.lst
Here add all files or path which must be destroyed on reboot or should NEVER taken into mydata.tar.gz (Backup of "tc" user home)
example:
.pidgin # prevent chat logs from backup Downloads # prevent saving last Downloads .mozilla #prevents firefox browser data of last internet visits
Customize Tinycorelinux by bootcodes of the Kernel
add/change this to /boot/grub/menu.lst:
At the boot prompt press [F2] and [F3] [F4].
F2 boot time options:
Tiny Core accepts the following persistence options:
tinycore tce={hda1|sda1} Specify Restore TCE apps directory
tinycore restore={hda1|sda1|floppy} Specify saved configuration location
tinycore waitusb=X Wait X seconds for slow USB devices
tinycore swapfile{=hda1} Scan or Specify swapfile
tinycore home={hda1|sda1} Specify persistent home directory
tinycore opt={hda1|sda1} Specify persistent opt directory
tinycore local={hda1|sda1} Specify PPI directory or loopback file
tinycore lst=yyy.lst Load alternate static yyy.lst on boot
tinycore base Skip TCE load only the base system
tinycore norestore Turn off the automatic restore
tinycore safebackup Saves a backup copy (mydatabk.tgz)
tinycore showapps Display application names when booting
F3 boot time options:
Tiny Core accepts the following additional boot time options:
Color 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
256 8 bit 769 771 773 775
32000 15 bit 784 787 790 793
65000 16 bit 785 788 791 794
16.7M 24 bit 786 789 792 795
tinycore vga=7xx 7xx from table above
tinycore xsetup Prompt user for Xvesa setup
tinycore lang=en C only unless getlocale.tcz is installed
tinycore kmap=us US only unless kmaps.tcz is installed
tinycore text Textmode
tinycore superuser Textmode as user root
tinycore noicons Do not use icons
tinycore noswap Do not use swap partition
tinycore nodhcp Skip the dhcp request at boot
tinycore noutc BIOS is using localtime
tinycore pause Pause at completion of boot messages
F4 boot time options:
Tiny Core accepts the following additional boot time options:
tinycore {cron|syslog} Start various daemons at boot
tinycore host=xxxx Set hostname to xxxx
tinycore secure Set password
tinycore protect Password Encrypted Backup
tinycore noautologin Skip automatic login
tinycore tz=GMT+8 Timezone tz=PST+8PDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
tinycore settime Set UTC time at boot, internet required
tinycore user=abc Specify alternate user
tinycore desktop=yyy Specify alternate window manager
tinycore laptop Force load laptop related modules
tinycore embed Stay on initramfs
tinycore nozswap Skip compressed swap in ram
tinycore xvesa=800x600x32 Set Xvesa default screen resolution
tinycore bkg=image.{jpg|png|gif} Set background from /opt/backgrounds
tinycore blacklist=ssb Blacklist a single module
tinycore multivt Allows for multiple virtual terminals
tinycore iso={hda1|sda1} Specify device to search and boot an iso file
Save Changes to mydata.tgz
open Terminal and enter as non-root USER:
filetool.sh -b
is automatic saved to /mnt/sda1/tce/mydata.tgz
On next boot the Archive will be restored to $Home to filter Files for Backup look at:
- /opt/.xfiletool #do not backup
- /opt/.filetool #backup this
where
etc/passwd #save one file! etc #saves all inside /etc