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Customized ubunto cd
Hi all ;
Nice 2 be here for the first time . I would like to ask how can i make an automated cd for Ubuntu 11 that install without asking me any question and also after adding special packages . Thanks a lot Amr |
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thanks for the reply , but really i couldn't get it , to much information for me now , if u can make it easier for me thanks |
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what i want to do to make a ubunto copy with additional packages and software as an example (antivirus , java , etc..) to be included in the cd , and also to install automatically . thanks |
The directions in that link have copy/paste commands that you only have to edit to fit your Ubuntu version and the packages you want included.
It doesn't get much easier than that. If you run into problems you can always ask specific questions at that time. |
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what i want is to to add to the Ubuntu copy some packages , and to make the copy after that can be automatically installed. so i wanna know how can i add packages to the copy and how can i make it ISO again , because i tried to download some packages and added to the cd , but i couldn't make the copy ISO again . and how can the packages be installed automatically without extracting it . thanks for the reply |
I am afraid that I do not understand your question.
The entire Live CD is compressed. Everything has to be extracted just to boot the bugger. You certainly have to extract the image to work on it. |
see , as in the windows they make a cd that contains some programs like the flash player , antivirus , and the java , codec as to be installed automatically with the windows , that u don't have to install these programs manual yourself .
that what i want to do in Ubuntu . thanks |
Yes, I think we got that. This is what folks do when they make install disks that they use to install a set system on several machines or when they make a respin distribution.
The directions in that link, given above, goes through everything needed to do that. You seem to want to do this with out extracting (decompressing) the ISO. This is not possible. If you install with no network connection and then look to see how much space is taken by that install, that came just from a CD, you will see that it would not all fit, by a long ways, on a CD. It is compressed to get it on the CD. You have got to extract the image so that you can work on it. Once done you need to clean up what you did and compress it so that it will go on a disk. As the original image pretty much fills a CD you had better count on it not fitting on a CD. You will need a DVD. I believe that there is a package for Ubuntu called Ubuntu Magic. Used to be anyway. Probably listed in synaptic as "ubuntu-magic". You may want to take a look at that. I never used it when it was part of the default installation. I believe it is based on what is now called Live Magic. This is simple a front end to work with the Debian Live scripts to build an ISO from scratch. I have never used live magic either. I have used the scripts to build ISOs from terminal. They work very well, usually. Ubuntu may have deviated from Debian in the install department to use those scripts so the package may not be available. The Directions you have are short and pretty concise. Should be easy to follow. The manual that I follow for the terminal build is 82 pages. Take your pick. |
Creating you own Ubuntu respin is simple:
1. Install a clean Ubuntu system (for example into Virtualbox). 2. Make all the customizations you need. 3. Install Remastersys and use it to create a new iso of your system. 4. Done. If you want more compley customization, like pre-defined answers for questions about partitioning and stuff like that you should have a look at preseeding, but that needs more effort from your side, it is not point and click. By the way, please spell out your words. |
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really thanks very much for helping . I succeed to make my own cd , but the problem is when i try to setup from the new ISO , it makes errors , i don't know why . EDD: Errpor 0c00 reading sector 841506 invalid or corrupt Kernal image. boot: |
That is interesting but not real informative. What method did you use to make this CD?
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I have installed remastersys , " install-start the installer directly "
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These are the steps :
The Remastersys repository needs to be added to your /etc/apt/sources.list sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list Paste the following into the sources.list: # Remastersys deb http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/repository remastersys/ Save and exit the file. Update the source list using the following command sudo apt-get update Install remastersys using the following command sudo apt-get install remastersys then : sudo remastersys backup custom.iso |
Did you use the remastersys ui or the CLI route? Using it from terminal worked better for me, well it worked that way and not if I used the gui.
I do not think the development of remastersys is as robust as it once was. The poor guy is just one guy and has to keep up with all the changes that are going on. I think he wants some time with his family and life. He tried just answering questions on a subscription basis but couldn't get folks to pony up the cash. Seemed fair enough to me, he did a tremendous job that made folks lives easier. But there it is. There is a very good thread over on the UFs on remastersys. You might check there, toward the end of that very long thread, to see if there is any help there. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1073838 I haven't had any luck with it since 9.10 using the distro mode. Back up worked all right in 10.04. Switched to Debian around then and it doesn't work well here at all, even in Squeeze which is what 10.04 is based on. |
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