I’ve been messing around with Puppy Linux because of its built in remastering capabilities only to find it lacking in certain areas. It was very difficult to get Compiz running, and a lot of the Ubuntu packages don’t work natively. Even though Puppy Linux is smaller and more well suited to older PCs, I wanted something more solid and pain-free.
Enter Remastersys. Just set it and forget it. I was so surprised at how easy it was I decided to write a tip for anyone interested. I’m actually writing this tip from a remastered live CD of Ubuntu I just made using Remastersys.
- You need to tell Ubuntu where to find the packages. In the terminal, use this command to open the source list.
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list - Then insert this line at the end of the file that pops up if you have Lucid 10.04. For other distros, go here to find the correct repository.
deb [www.geekconnection.org]karmic/ - Save that file, then update your sources:
sudo apt-get update - Install Remastersys:
sudo apt-get install remastersys - Type this to see the different commands available to you:
sudo remastersys - Now, to create a bootable .iso file, you can use this command. (“custom” can be anything you want). The resulting .iso file is located in
home/remastersys/sudo remastersys backup custom.iso - Move the .iso file to a safe directory, then clean out your remaster directory:
sudo remastersys clean
Take Heed
- Don’t use if you have personal information and passwords saved in your internet browser. It copies everything!
- Clean out your browser cache and use
sudo apt-get cleanto remove unused packages.
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