[Fedora-livecd-list] How to install a tar file (not a rpm ) into livecd?

[Tim Wood]

Pollux Su wrote:

hehehe... it looks like you found a previous post I did on this that I 
was too tired to redo :-)  Glad to be of help.

Tim

> hi tim:
>    Thanks for your fast reply, I've found how to copy file to livecd 
> using the %post-nochroot and pasted here,you made my day,thanks again.
>
>
> in your own config/kickstart, you can add a section like the following
> (note, you can just add this, as there can be multiple of these %post
> sections)
>
> %post --nochroot
>
> mkdir $INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/extramedia
> cp /home/mdickson/some.mpeg \
> $INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/extramedia/
>
> mkdir $LIVE_ROOT/momedia
> cp /home/mdickson/someother.mpeg \
> $LIVE_ROOT/momedia/
>
> %end
>
> Note, the first part, will add the file to the root filesystem that is
> visible when you boot up the livecd/usb.  And as a result will be
> compressed during the build process (but obviously not well, as mpeg is
> already compressed as much as it can).
>
> The second part (using LIVE_ROOT instead of INSTALL_ROOT), will add the
> file to the cdrom filesysem, uncompressed.  As such, the user could for
> instance easily see the file if they dropped the cdrom into a windows
> system (on the cdrom, under the top level folder 'momedia').
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Tim Wood <tim.wood at datawranglers.com 
> <mailto:tim.wood at datawranglers.com>> wrote:
>
>     If you're trying to build a program from a tar file and install
>     it, then your best option is going to be to go the rpm route. 
>
>     If you just want to copy some files over to a livecd, you can do
>     it during post nochroot.  If you do a search on the list archives,
>     you'll find details.
>
>     Tim
>
>
>     Pollux Su wrote:
>>     Hi,I have some problems when I build a livecd.
>>        Is there someone has experience in installing a tar file into
>>     livecd?  Should I rebuild this tar file into a rpm?
>>        If I just want to copy some files into the livecd I have
>>     built,how to do this? unpack the osmin.img or squashfs.img? How
>>     can I do?
>>        Need help!!!  Thanks for your time. Help,please!
>>
>>     Regards
>>     Pollux Su
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