livecd using fedora core 3 with kde3.3.1, gnome 2.8 etc

[Dirk Westfal]

On Monday 29 November 2004 18:49, Arangel Angov wrote:
> Dirk Westfal wrote:
...

> I'm very interested in this. I wanted to make a fedora 2 live cd for a
> few months now. The problem is, there is no proper documentation and all
> the scripts for making live cd's are buggy or not working. How did you
> do it? Any good documentation?

Well... 'good docu' for the livecd build-process ...  that`s a very critical 
point yet :) 

I`m trying to create a set of scripts to facilitate the process, but it`s 
still not very easy to get it right and 'end-user' doable. 

It starts with package dependencies (it`s quite easy to end up with a 2,8 GB 
install) and ends with mostly small things (some software that needs write 
permission in /usr, missing symlinks, changes in system scripts etc.), that 
can easely prevent a livecd -system from working. 

I`ve automated most of the stuff using a shellscript that guides throught the 
build-process in ~11 steps, and eleminated a lot of pitfalls by putting the 
livecd-specific adjustments into rpm packages (the 'livecd- rpms' - included 
in the 1.40 cd in  /rpms folder).

All tools i use are currently included in a 'livecd-devel.tar.gz' in the 
barebone image - they are working - at least for me - but there are still a 
lot of loose ends, and it is not 'bullet-proof' enough to turn it loose as 
single package. 

My current approach for end-users is to provide a 'basic' image (the 
'barebone') as working example that includes just yum and a few other tools 
that can be 'remastered' into full working system or used as a 'base' for own 
systems. 
(document: http://www.linux4all.de/livecd/barebone/customization-1.1.htm )


> I would appreciate some more info on this.

perhaps via PM ? 


>
> Thanks and keep up the good work!
>
> Arangel

Thanks a lot!


Best Regards,
Dirk Westfal