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atari314 | Hello 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 |
davmor2 | atari314: that doesn't make a lot of sense sorry, however there are some excellent docs on the ubuntu wiki for customising a live cd | 17:04 |
davmor2 | atari314: I think this is a good starting point for you https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization | 17:05 |
atari314 | ty 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 |
davmor2 | atari314: 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 creator | 17:08 |
atari314 | I 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 |
atari314 | But 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 |
atari314 | as far I could dig into it, it only calls for tasksel after downloading ubuntu-minimal and ubuntu-standard meta packages | 17:13 |
davmor2 | atari314: ah pass then, possibly try on #ubuntu there's a good mix of experience there someone should be able to help you out | 17:18 |
atari314 | yeah, 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 |
atari314 | sry 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 |
atari314 | Anyone 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 |
maxb | atari314: Um, configure what? Sorry, it's not clear what you want to do. | 21:47 |
atari314 | I'm trying to customize the alternate mode / minimal install (mini.iso) so I can select only the packages I really want. | 21:50 |
atari314 | ATM, 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 |
maxb | Yes | 21:50 |
atari314 | but I just want the ubuntu-minimal, the kernel and the bootloader | 21:51 |
maxb | Setting tasks to the empty string would be a good first step | 21:51 |
atari314 | that is the info I was looking for, but the doc. about it very few (or I'm pretty much blind) | 21:52 |
maxb | https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/installation-guide/i386/appendix-preseed.html | 21:52 |
maxb | That is the starting point for understanding what preseeding debconf settings exists | 21:53 |
atari314 | man, tysm, that is what I was looking for, god! ty! | 21:53 |
maxb | After that, you generally want to unpack the initrd.gz and the .udeb packages involved in the install and examine the actual source | 21:53 |
maxb | Most of the installer is shell script, so it's directly readable | 21:54 |
atari314 | awesome | 21:54 |
maxb | The initrd is a gzipped cpio archive. | 21:58 |
maxb | The udebs can be most conveniently unpacked by using dpkg --unpack to install them on top of an unpacked initrd | 21:58 |
atari314 | uhn | 21:58 |
maxb | i.e. fakeroot dpkg --unpack --root=unpackedinitrd foo.udeb | 21:59 |
atari314 | got it | 22:00 |
atari314 | maxb, "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 |
maxb | atari314: Removing that entry completely would result in the installer using whatever the default value is | 23:08 |
atari314 | uhn, ok, there an option for no-task? | 23:09 |
atari314 | the 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-standard | 23:12 |
maxb | Oh | 23:22 |
maxb | Setting an empty value ought to install no tasks | 23:22 |
atari314 | trying it now | 23:23 |
* maxb tries it too | 23:31 | |
atari314 | xD | 23:31 |
atari314 | and I'm stuck on the loading... | 23:41 |
atari314 | rolling back to 10.10... natty hates me | 23:43 |
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