ttylinux

ttylinux project is an open source and minimalistic GNU/Linux operating system that aims to fit into 4 megabytes of space and run even on 386 class computers.

The target audience for ttylinux is mainly system administrators and people who want to put together minimalistic systems of their own.

What is new in this release:

• The release number was skipped from 10.0 to 14.0 to reflect the GLIBC version used in ttylinux.
• Updates were made from GCC 4.4.4 to 4.4.6 and from GLIBC 2.13 to 2.14. module-init-tools 3.16 was replaced with kmod 6, and udev 163 was updated to 182.

What is new in version 10.0:

• This looks like a backwards step in version numbering, but all ttylinux variants now have the same version numbering; some went up and some went down in version numbering, but all are new updated releases.

What is new in version 12.4:

• distribution name ""
• merged with ptylinux; ptylinux now is a ttylinux variant
• integrated ptylinux into the ttylinux build system
• PPC ISO boots in a Macintosh in the normal way
• increased file system size 64 MB
• fixed udev rules for making /dev/{cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw} sym links
• fixed sound module loading for PPC Macintosh; sound is available once booted
• updated from busybox-1.17.4 to busybox-1.18.1
• updated from lilo-22.8 to lilo-23.1
• (bash) fixed job control; fg and bg commands now work
• (busybox) added several programs
• (busybox) added "eject", mainly to eject CD-ROM from slot-loading Macintosh
• new package: (binutils-2.20)
• new package: (gcc-4.4.4)
• new package: (make-3.82)
• From ptylinux merged into ttylinux:
• added vesa, nvidia, radeon and matrox frame buffers
• added alsa libs and utilities for sound control
• (iptables) added /etc/sysconfig/firewall which has "FIREWALL=on"

What is new in version 12.3:

• name changed from "meerkat" to "mana"
• added detail to the config/ directory organization
• changed the mechanism of using a specified kernel
• added prerun site-specific script callout to the make steps
• made easier use of cross-tools from a different location
• added ReiserFS, JFS and XFS
• added MMC/SD/SDIO card drivers to use SD card for disk drive
• added support for serial port console and login for "console="
• added "login=[,]" boot parameter to put login on serial devs
• added "nologin=[,]" boot parameter remove login from virt console
• added "modules=[,]" to load specific kernel module(s)
• updated from busybox-1.17.3 to busybox-1.17.4
• (busybox) removed kernel module handling programs
• (busybox) removed mount, umount, losetup
• (busybox) switched from more to less, added pgrep, pkill, top
• (iptables) added "ping" in firewall configuration file /etc/firewall.conf
• (udev) corrected to load modules that have bus aliases e.g., for sound cards
• new package: (gpm-1.20.6)
• new package: (module-init-tools-3.12) added insmod, lsmod, modprobe, rmmod
• new package: (util-linux-ng-2.18) added mount, umount, losetup

What is new in version 12.2:

• Kernel modules, VESA frame buffer, and UDEV have been added.

What is new in version 11.2:

• name changed from "aardvark" to "backfire"
• fixed a makefile shell problem for some hosts
• fixed the ttylinux-flash script
• improved the pacman and ttylinux-installer scripts
• (busybox) removed rtcwake
• (bash) fixed a bash build problem for some hosts

What is new in version 11.0:

• This release adds boot parameters for starting Ethernet networking, setting the time zone and a few other things. busybox, e2fsprogs and iptables are updated to their latest versions. Version 11.0 i686 and x86_64 updates glibc from 2.9 to 2.11.

What is new in version 9.0:

• This release updates the kernel to 2.6.30.5, glibc to 2.9, and other packages to their latest releases.
• It adds an x86_64 version.

What is new in version 8.1:

• This release updates glibc from 2.7 to 2.8 and bash, busybox and e2fsprogs to their latest versions.