503box-Chrome-i686! Combo Desktop beautiful/Rescue CD!

linus72 · 01-16-2010, 07:50 AM

So a very nice and smallish awesome rescue cd!

Whys it called Chrome?
It features Google Chrome!
http://www.google.com/chrome

Build:
Debian Live customized with remastersys

Desktop: Fluxbox err...503box

display manager: GDM

Kernel: 2.6.26-2-686 Lenny with lenny proposed updates/ debian backports
and gparted live repos

username: guest
password: 55

username: root
password: 77

Note user guest has almost root power
no password will be asked when opening root apps
only services/user setup,etc are denied
login to root desktop to admin these

OK
so what Rescue tools does it have?

included utilities are:
grub
syslinux
Autopsy
Testdisk
Fsarchiver
ddrescue
gddrescue
dcfldd
grub-rescue-pc
magicrescue
recover
scrounge-ntfs
chntpw
dvdisaster
e2undel
ext3grep
Foremost
gzrt
Ophcrack
crack
rdiff-backup
recoverjpeg
Scalpel
secure-delete
wipe

other tools include:
isomaster
squashfs-tools
xnest
ntfs-3g
gpart
Gparted
parted
partimage
disk-manager
kpartx
util-linux

*See package.txt for full info
Nice, just remember most of those must be run in terminal as root
just open root term or goto root desktop

Also, some tools like clonezilla/ mkswap-uuid, etc are in synaptic
via gparted lives repos
make your own?
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/create-gparted-live.php

Code:

deb http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free # Or any Debian mirror site near you.
deb http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free  # Or any Debian mirror site near you.
deb http://free.nchc.org.tw/drbl-core drbl unstable testing stable live-stable live-testing live-unstable live-experimental

Other Goodies

Text
leafpad
vi/vim
nano
mc

Filemanagers
PCMANFM
Rox
MC
Isomaster
xarchiver

Audio
alsamixergui
audacious
Graveman
burn
cdrecord

Browsers/network
Flash 10
Google Chrome
Iceweasel
w3m
links2
links2 text

gftp
grsync
wireless-tools
wicd
wifi-radar
xchat
ircii
weechat

Graphics
the Gimp

Other stuff
Plop bootmanager
Netbootcd 3.2.1 (net install a major distro)
remastersys backup and hd installer
Unetbootin (yep)
Live-Magic
DebianFromScratch dfsbuild

Oh yeah, so how BIG is it?
347MB iso!

heres some screenshots

Note, lxpanel at top left
fbpanel at top
wmdrawer at bottom right
you can turn any/all of by editing ~/.fluxbox/startup

also, the high ram you see in pics is cause Metallica/aol radio is at full!

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/wmdrawer.png
just hover mouse over wmdrawer and it opens

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/menu1.png

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/menu2.png

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/menu3.png

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/menu4.png

http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/magic.png
its got 2 different Unetbootins!?

Lookie here
http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/term.png

burn it down!
LOL

This babys hot and lowish ram

Look, hers it playing off usb right before I installed it
to my ancient lappy
Toshiba 7000CT portege 233mhz 160mb ram 4gb hdd
http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/mem/lappy.png

dig that, it runs even lower after install to hd of course.

OK

Download link
503box-Chrome-i686.iso + stuff
http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/krome.zip

hers whats in the download folder thats zipped
http://multidistro.com/deb/503new/pics/krome.png

I also included zipped 250mb live-rw persistent file
read the readme and all the other stuff too

Please tell me what you think and if it is useful to you?

Rock On Debian Linux!
Power to the People!
LOL

evo2 · 01-17-2010, 03:58 AM

Redistributing Chrome like this seems to go against the terms of the EULA you linked to earlier:

http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html

See section 9.

Evo2.

craigevil · 01-17-2010, 05:55 AM

I would just put the Google repo in the sources.list then they can install it if they want it. Adobe Flash isn't distributable either.

Might also consider using slim rather than gdm, it is lighter and has fewer depends.

Good work, keep it up.

linus72 · 01-17-2010, 06:16 AM

thanks

well, about the slim thing
What features would I lose by not using GDM?

and also, its possible to configure Slim to allow root login or even autolodin root?

I tried adding Uzbl from source but it just kept ending in alot of errors on Lenny&1/2 but works
great on Squeeze.

However, Squeeze lacks usb persistency as its broke I guess?
and whats the point of a read-only distro, cept maybe as rescue.

I specifically build them to run persistent from cd/usb or even hd frugal
and of course some have the remastersys-installer.

As for Flash & Chrome; if I built Chrome from source then its ok to distribute?
what about Flash?
some distros come with it; some dont?

did any of you guys try 503box-Chrome?
its nice to just edit some text files and you get a cool desktop

evo2 · 01-17-2010, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linus72

As for Flash & Chrome; if I built Chrome from source then its ok to distribute?

I don't think you can. Use Chromium it's gpl (only the free parts of Chrome), so no problem there.

Quote:

what about Flash?
some distros come with it; some dont?

Most just make it trivial to download and install (eg flashplugin-nonfree package for debian). The distros that really do come with it (I can't think which they are right now) would have licensing agreements with Adobe.

Cheers,

Evo2.

linus72 · 01-18-2010, 05:08 AM

So
Softpedia accepted it

maybe they dont check iif a distro adheres to licenses,etc?

503box-Chrome is now at Softpedia too
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Syste...86-53783.shtml