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atari314Hello guys, don't know if this is the right place to ask, but anyone have experience  customizing Live-CDs? I'm looking for some info over adding a installer to it (ubiquity/debconf, I'm kinda lost).16:57
davmor2atari314: that doesn't make a lot of sense sorry, however there are some excellent docs on the ubuntu wiki for customising a live cd17:04
davmor2atari314: I think this is a good starting point for you https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization17:05
atari314ty for the reply davmor2. So, it's not possible (or at least not intended?) to be able to copy the live-cd build/image to a target?17:06
davmor2atari314: That's not generally what it's used for, how ever if you want to add it to a usb stick for example you can do that using the startup disk creator17:08
atari314I was trying to build a extreme-minimum ubuntu build (just ubuntu-minimal meta package, kernel and bootloader) that I was able to assemble customizing a live-cd.17:11
atari314But I maybe getting wrong the installation concept. So, let me rephrase the question. Would it be possible to edit the alternate install (mini.iso) to control precisely the packages to be installed?17:12
atari314as far I could dig into it, it only calls for tasksel after downloading ubuntu-minimal and ubuntu-standard meta packages17:13
davmor2atari314: ah pass then, possibly try on #ubuntu there's a good mix of experience there someone should be able to help you out17:18
atari314yeah, no luck so far, but thanks for the help, I'm checking the .cfgs on the mini.iso to see If I can find the apt-get request in there so I can "modify" it :)17:20
atari314sry to disturb u guys again, but http://pastebin.com/bJuYwFJP (txt.cfg from the mini.iso alternate install) anyone have any info about the string "append tasks=standard pkgsel/language-pack-patterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false vga=788 initrd=initrd.gz -- quiet" parameter?17:30
atari314(any doc. about it?)17:30
atari314Anyone knows where I can find the docs to configure this http://pastebin.com/bJuYwFJP parameters? (actually the string "append tasks=standard pkgsel/language-pack-patterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false vga=788 initrd=initrd.gz -- quiet ")21:17
maxbatari314: Um, configure what? Sorry, it's not clear what you want to do.21:47
atari314I'm trying to customize the alternate mode / minimal install (mini.iso) so I can select only the packages I really want.21:50
atari314ATM, the minimal install install 4 things at minimu, the ubuntu-minimal meta package, the ubuntu-standard meta-package, the kernel and the boot loader.21:50
maxbYes21:50
atari314but I just want the ubuntu-minimal, the kernel and the bootloader21:51
maxbSetting tasks to the empty string would be a good first step21:51
atari314that is the info I was looking for, but the doc. about it very few (or I'm pretty much blind)21:52
maxbhttps://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/appendix-preseed.html21:52
maxbThat is the starting point for understanding what preseeding debconf settings exists21:53
atari314man, tysm, that is what I was looking for, god! ty!21:53
maxbAfter that, you generally want to unpack the initrd.gz and the .udeb packages involved in the install and examine the actual source21:53
maxbMost of the installer is shell script, so it's directly readable21:54
atari314awesome21:54
maxbThe initrd is a gzipped cpio archive.21:58
maxbThe udebs can be most conveniently unpacked by using dpkg --unpack to install them on top of an unpacked initrd21:58
atari314uhn21:58
maxbi.e. fakeroot dpkg --unpack --root=unpackedinitrd foo.udeb21:59
atari314got it22:00
atari314maxb, "if tasksel tasksel/first multiselect" stands for only install the standard system, and "tasksel tasksel/first multiselect ubuntu-desktop" stands for the Ubuntu desktop, no task would removing that entry at all from the preseed?22:35
maxbatari314: Removing that entry completely would result in the installer using whatever the default value is23:08
atari314uhn, ok, there an option for no-task?23:09
atari314the most info I can get on it is this (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-installer/2009-August/000468.html) but it keeps installing the ubuntu-standard23:12
maxbOh23:22
maxbSetting an empty value ought to install no tasks23:22
atari314trying it now23:23
* maxb tries it too23:31
atari314xD23:31
atari314and I'm stuck on the loading...23:41
atari314rolling back to 10.10... natty hates me23:43

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