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Tiny Core Linux: a 23 MB Linux distro with graphical desktop

(www.tinycorelinux.net)
518 points LorenDB | 1 comments | 06 Dec 25 14:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hypeatei ◴[06 Dec 25 15:07 UTC] No.46173879[source]▶
The site doesn't have HTTPS and there doesn't seem to be any mention of signatures on the downloads page. Any way to check it hasn't been MITM'd?
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1. lysace ◴[06 Dec 25 15:14 UTC] No.46173924[source]▶
Ideas to decrease risk of MITM:

Download from at least one more location (like some AWS/GCP instance) and checksum.

Download from the Internet Archive and checksum:

https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/http://www.tinyc...