Hardy. DavidDecotigny:RemasterUbuntu. The default ubuntu live CD is nice: it can boot fast, detect the hardware correctly, etc. But I always dreamed of customizing it (eg. add medibuntu support, etc.). The remaster_ubuntu.sh script offers a simple approach to do just this: we start with a working live CD ISO image, change its contents, and create a new live CD image. This script does not create a whole new CD from scratch (debootstrap, etc.): it starts with an existing live CD image. But if you're insteresting in building a live CD from scratch, there is this other page for that. Overview This script allows to customize an Ubuntu live CD in 3 simple steps: extract the contents of an ubuntu CD ISO image to your hard drive chroot to the working area containing the extracted CD contents.
Tested configurations Note: to remaster karmic (9.10) live CD images, the host must be running karmic or newer. Prerequisites Usage Advanced customization To test Try VirtualBox OSE (aptitude install virtualbox-ose) on the resulting iso file. Remastersys Homepage. A Unique Linux Backup to Live Media Tool for Debian and Ubuntu Contrary to some rumours floating around the internet, Remastersys is alive and well. What is remastersys? Remastersys is a tool that can be used to do 2 things with an existing Debian, Ubuntu or derivative installation. It can make a full system backup including personal data to a live cd or dvd that you can use anywhere and install. It can make a distributable copy you can share with friends. This will not have any of your personal user data in it. The resulting iso file can be used on any other PC that still meets the original minimum requirements of Ubuntu or Debian.
Currently there is a size limitation imposed by the genisomage tool in Ubuntu and Debian. I personally use remastersys to make numerous backups of the computers I have at home running Ubuntu and Debian and also use it to create custom installs for the different needs of the PC's in my home. The 4GB limit explained - not a remastersys limitation. Barking Iguana: Installing CouchDB 0.8.0 on Ubuntu 8.04. CouchDB is a distrbuted document store which can be manipulated using HTTP. A more detailed introduction is available on the CouchDB site. Some assembly required Since CouchDB is still a fairly young project there are no packages available to install it on Ubuntu. There are rumblings which seem to indicate that Intrepid Ibis will have a package, but until then here's a quick-n-dirty way to get CouchDB running on Ubuntu 8.04. sudo apt-get install automake autoconf libtool subversion-tools help2man sudo apt-get install build-essential erlang libicu38 libicu-dev sudo apt-get install libreadline5-dev checkinstall libmozjs-dev wget wget tar -xzvf apache-couchdb-0.8.0-incubating.tar.gz cd apache-couchdb-0.8.0-incubating .
Let others REST on your Couch By default CouchDB listens only for connections from the local host. Sudo iptables -I INPUT 3 -p tcp --dport 5984 -j ACCEPT. Grub 2 Basics. How to create a custom Ubuntu distro - *I* deas.