Stripping down an ubuntu install CD

toonlee · 05-06-2006, 11:21 PM

can anyone help me with how do i strip down an ubuntu, install cd...to retain only apache, mysql,php, ssh,firewall,and some other mantainence tools..?

i want to make my own distribution out of ubuntu distribution ?
any help will be appretiated>>

thank you

aysiu · 05-06-2006, 11:29 PM

You're stripping down after you've already installed...?
Or you want a stripped-down version to install (i.e., you have not yet installed Ubuntu)?

toonlee · 05-07-2006, 12:01 AM

i actually want to create a stripped down version to install...i have no idea whatso ever on how to go about it

aysiu · 05-07-2006, 12:37 AM

So you haven't installed it yet, I take it.

It's easy. Boot up the installer CD. When you get to the boot prompt, type

Code:

server

and press Enter. This will give you a rather minimal (server) install. After you finish installing Ubuntu, log in, and type

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openssh-client openssh-server apache2 ssh mysql-server

toonlee · 05-07-2006, 01:00 AM

Thanks So Much For Whowing The Way...

Now After Doing This, How Do I Burn The My Own Iso Image Of The Custom Distro (with Only Apache/mysql/php/ssh), I Have Made...so That I Can Distribute It To The Necessary Places.

twilli227 · 05-07-2006, 07:39 AM

This might be what you are looking for, if not, then it is at least a start:

http://www.howtoforge.com/howto_linux_systemimager
http://www.systemimager.org/

toonlee · 05-07-2006, 08:51 AM

yes...this can be a good start...i will first implement a custom disk image, then i will create a bootable CD distro of the image..

thanks twilli and aysiu for you kind help...if you people have anyother resources or pointers..please post it here for me...

my target is to create a secure hardened linux distro...have only the components that require..nothing else>>>

if you people have anyother pointers...i would really appretiate

thank you