Tiny Core Linux是一份很小（10 MB）的最低限度Linux桌面。它基于Linux 2.6内核、Busybox、Tiny X、FLTK图形用户界面、JWM窗口管理器，全部运行在内存中。它并非一份完整的桌面，也不完整支持所有的硬件；它只代表能引导进入一份最小X窗口桌面 所需的核心内容，典型情况下可包含对有线网络的访问。这份最小桌面可以通过从在线软件仓库安装额外应用软件来进行扩展。
Tiny Core Linux是一份很小（10 MB）的最低限度Linux桌面。它基于Linux 2.6内核、Busybox、Tiny X、FLTK图形用户界面、JWM窗口管理器，全部运行在内存中。它并非一份完整的桌面，也不完整支持所有的硬件；它只代表能引导进入一份最小X窗口桌面 所需的核心内容，典型情况下可包含对有线网络的访问。这份最小桌面可以通过从在线软件仓库安装额外应用软件来进行扩展。
Change log for v2.7:
* Updated appbrowser - single 'Install' button and renamed 'Download Only' to 'OnDemand'
* Updated appsaudit - new menu option 'Install Options' to maintain copy2fs.flg and copy2fs.lst
* New ondemand - create flwm right click menu shortcuts to load and start applications from /tce/optional - tune your system for much faster boot times.
* Updated tce-load - dropped l,m,lm,ml testing, ldconfig always called, depmod based on /usr/local/lib/modules, dropped -r option
* Renamed tcz2ram.flg, tcz2ram.lst to copy2fs.flg and copy2fs.lst, use flag for all, or list to specify extensions to be copied into filesystem.
* New 'ab' a tiny appbrowser in shell
* New cache-clear script.
* New boot code xvesa=WxHxD, e.g. xvesa=800x600x32 to set default Xvesa resolution bypassing xsetup
* Updated tce-update and tce-setup to implement an 'easy mode' to update extensions in your tce folder
* Updated tce-update feature enhancement for nfs support (Thanks to Gerald Clark)
* Updated rebuildfstab for block major 11 devices
* Updated udev/rules.d/75-cd-dvd.rules for sr[0-9] devices.
* Updated exitcheck.sh to call /opt/shutdown.sh for user shutdown commands.
* Removed mbchk and libpopt* as unneeded in base.
* Stripped more libs for smaller size, now at 10.1MB
