Creating a Live GIS DISC from scratch - Revision history

Wiki-HamishBowman: /* By hand */ link to lisasoft method

2009-04-17T09:32:22Z

By hand: link to lisasoft method

Wiki-HamishBowman: /* Using live-helper */

2009-04-17T08:47:17Z

Using live-helper

Wiki-HamishBowman: multipath

2009-04-17T08:41:19Z

multipath

Wiki-HamishBowman: /* Steps to create the Live DVD */ formatting, spelling

2009-04-17T06:44:45Z

Steps to create the Live DVD: formatting, spelling

Wiki-HamishBowman: + live demo category, continuous code

2009-04-17T06:41:09Z

+ live demo category, continuous code

Wiki-Shansen at 06:19, 3 December 2008

2008-12-03T06:19:21Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: =How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch= This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation. Instead of entering each single ...

2008-12-03T06:13:49Z

New page: =How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch= This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation. Instead of entering each single ...

New page

=How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch=
This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation.

Instead of entering each single step by hand, you can also download scripts [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/scripts/trunk/LiveDVDFromScratch here], that execute the commands.
Please note, that you probably have to adjust the scripts a bit to get them to work on your system.

==Steps to create the Live DVD==
1. Install the current version of the Live DVD on your system or virtual machine or, in case you want to start from scratch, install a clean Ubuntu/Xubuntu.

2. Remove any applications your don't want to have on your Live DVD.

3. Install and configure all applications, data, examples, documentation you want to have on your Live DVD

4. Configure the system as you wish. (Please note, that exisiting user won't be used on the Live DVD. However, you can copy later everything you want in the Live DVD's user's home-directory from your current user's home.)

5. Adjust script iso.sh to your needs and execute it in your home-directory. Especially, add everthing to the CONFIG variable, you want to have in the standard user's home-directory. Or run the following commands:

export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper

sudo mkdir -p ${CD}/${FS_DIR} ${CD}/boot/grub ${WORK}/rootfs
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mkisofs grub squashfs-tools
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get clean

sudo rsync -av --one-file-system --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/dev/*\
--exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/*\
--exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/*\
/ ${WORK}/rootfs

sudo cp -av /boot/* ${WORK}/rootfs/boot

CONFIG='.config .bashrc'

cd $HOME && for i in $CONFIG
do
sudo cp -rpv --parents $i ${WORK}/rootfs/etc/skel
done

sudo cp $HOME/scripts/inchroot.sh $WORK//rootfs/tmp/

sudo mount -o bind /dev/ ${WORK}/rootfs/dev
sudo mount -t proc proc ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs /bin/bash

You should be now in a chroot-environment.

6. Adjust and execute now the sript 'inchroot.sh', which should be located in '/tmp' of the chroot environment. Or execute the following commands:

LANG=
apt-get update
apt-get install casper xresprobe
#apt-get ubiquity #optinal. Installs ubiquity
depmod -a $(uname -r)
update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
for i in "/etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/resolv.conf /etc/timezone /etc/fstab /etc/mtab /etc/shadow /etc/shadow- /etc/gshadow /etc/gshadow- /etc/gdm/gdm-cdd.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/device.map"
do
rm $i
done 2>/dev/null
apt-get clean
rm -r /tmp/* /root/* 2>/dev/null
rm /boot/*.bak 2>/dev/null

for i in `cat /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $1}'`
do
uid=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${i}:" | awk -F":" '{print $3}'`
[ "$uid" -gt "999" -a "$uid" -ne "65534" ] && userdel --force ${i} 2>/dev/null
done

find /var/run /var/log /var/mail /var/spool /var/lock /var/backups /var/tmp -type f -exec rm {} \;

[ -f "/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf" ] && cp -f /etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2>/dev/null

for i in dpkg.log lastlog mail.log syslog auth.log daemon.log faillog lpr.log mail.warn user.log boot debug mail.err messages wtmp bootstrap.log dmesg kern.log mail.info
do
touch /var/log/${i}
done

7. Exit the chroot environemnt by entering 'exit'.

8. Adjust and execute the script 'iso2.sh'. Or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/vmlinuz
sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/initrd.gz

# The following steps are only required, if ubiquity will be installed.
#sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' | sudo tee ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest
#sudo cp -v ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#REMOVE='ubiquity casper user-setup discover1 xresprobe os-prober libdebian-installer4'
#for i in $REMOVE
#do
# sudo sed -i "/${i}/d" ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#done

sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/sys
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/dev

sudo mksquashfs ${WORK}/rootfs ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.${FORMAT} -noappend -no-duplicates

sudo cp -rf /mnt/ralph/save/add2cd/* ${CD}/
sudo rm -rf ${CD}/boot

cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

9. Run the script "test.sh", or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo mkdir /tmp/livecd
sudo mount -o loop ~/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso /tmp/livecd
cd /tmp/livecd
sudo md5sum -c md5sum.txt

If the sript finds any errors, adjust and run the script 'repair.sh' or the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo rm cd/md5sum.txt
cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:32, 17 April 2009
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	== By hand ==		== By hand ==
		+
		+	* See also the [[LISAsoft-LiveCD process]]

	=== How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch ===		=== How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch ===

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 * see http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive
 * and http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages
 [[Category: Live-demo]]

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-=How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch=
+== By hand ==
 This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation.
@@ Line 10: / Line 12: @@
-==Steps to create the Live DVD==
+==== Steps to create the Live DVD ====
 . Install the current version of the Live DVD on your system or virtual machine or, in case you want to start from scratch, install a clean Ubuntu/Xubuntu.
@@ Line 155: / Line 157: @@
     -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .
 [[Category: Live-demo]]

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 . Install and configure all applications, data, examples, documentation you want to have on your Live DVD
-. Configure the system as you wish. (Please note, that exisiting user won't be used on the Live DVD. However, you can copy later everything you want in the Live DVD's user's home-directory from your current user's home.)
+. Configure the system as you wish. (Please note, that existing user won't be used on the Live DVD. However, you can copy later everything you want in the Live DVD's user's home-directory from your current user's home.)
-. Adjust script iso.sh to your needs and execute it in your home-directory. Especially, add everthing to the CONFIG variable, you want to have in the standard user's home-directory. Or run the following commands:
+. Adjust script iso.sh to your needs and execute it in your home-directory. Especially, add everything to the CONFIG variable, you want to have in the standard user's home-directory. Or run the following commands:
   export WORK=$HOME/work
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
     --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/* \
     --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/* \
- / ${WORK}/rootfs
+   / ${WORK}/rootfs
   sudo cp -av /boot/* ${WORK}/rootfs/boot
@@ Line 89: / Line 89: @@
   done
-. Exit the chroot environemnt by entering 'exit'.
+. Exit the chroot environment by entering 'exit'.
 . Adjust and execute the script 'iso2.sh'. Or enter the following commands:
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
   cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
-  sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o 	$HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .
+  sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes \
 . Run the script "test.sh", or enter the following commands:
@@ Line 149: / Line 151: @@
   sudo rm cd/md5sum.txt
   cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
-  sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .
+  sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes \
 [[Category: Live-demo]]

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
   export FORMAT=squashfs
   export FS_DIR=casper
-−
   sudo mkdir -p ${CD}/${FS_DIR} ${CD}/boot/grub ${WORK}/rootfs
   sudo apt-get update
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
   sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)
   sudo apt-get clean
-−
-  sudo rsync -av --one-file-system --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/dev/*\
+  sudo rsync -av --one-file-system --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/dev/* \
- --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/*\
+   --exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/* \
- --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/*\
+   --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/* \
   / ${WORK}/rootfs
-−
   sudo cp -av /boot/* ${WORK}/rootfs/boot
-−
   CONFIG='.config .bashrc'
-−
   cd $HOME && for i in $CONFIG
   do
- sudo cp -rpv --parents $i ${WORK}/rootfs/etc/skel
+    sudo cp -rpv --parents $i ${WORK}/rootfs/etc/skel
   done
-−
   sudo cp $HOME/scripts/inchroot.sh $WORK//rootfs/tmp/
-−
   sudo mount -o bind /dev/ ${WORK}/rootfs/dev
   sudo mount -t proc proc ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
   depmod -a $(uname -r)
   update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
-  for i in "/etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/resolv.conf /etc/timezone /etc/fstab /etc/mtab /etc/shadow /etc/shadow- /etc/gshadow  /etc/gshadow- /etc/gdm/gdm-cdd.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom 	/etc/X11/xorg.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/device.map"
   do
- rm $i
+    rm $i
   done 2>/dev/null
   apt-get clean
   rm -r /tmp/* /root/* 2>/dev/null
   rm  /boot/*.bak 2>/dev/null
-−
   for i in `cat /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $1}'`
   do
- uid=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${i}:" | awk -F":" '{print $3}'`
+    uid=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${i}:" | awk -F":" '{print $3}'`
- [ "$uid" -gt "999" -a  "$uid" -ne "65534"  ] && userdel --force ${i} 2>/dev/null
+    [ "$uid" -gt "999" -a  "$uid" -ne "65534"  ] && userdel --force ${i} 2>/dev/null
   done
-−
-  find /var/run /var/log /var/mail /var/spool /var/lock /var/backups /var/tmp -type f -exec rm {} \;
+  find /var/run /var/log /var/mail /var/spool /var/lock \
+    /var/backups /var/tmp -type f -exec rm {} \;
   [ -f "/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf" ] && cp -f /etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2>/dev/null
+  [ -f "/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf" ] && \
   for i in dpkg.log lastlog mail.log syslog auth.log daemon.log faillog lpr.log mail.warn user.log boot debug mail.err messages wtmp bootstrap.log dmesg kern.log mail.info
   do
- touch /var/log/${i}
+    touch /var/log/${i}
   done
@@ Line 95: / Line 99: @@
   export FS_DIR=casper
   export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1
-−
   sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/vmlinuz
   sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/initrd.gz
-−
   # The following steps are only required, if ubiquity will be installed.
   #sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' | sudo tee ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest
@@ Line 107: / Line 111: @@
   #	sudo sed -i "/${i}/d" ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
   #done
-−
   sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
   sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/sys
   sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/dev
-−
   sudo mksquashfs ${WORK}/rootfs ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.${FORMAT} -noappend -no-duplicates
-−
   sudo cp -rf /mnt/ralph/save/add2cd/* ${CD}/
   sudo rm -rf ${CD}/boot
-−
   cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
   sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o 	$HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .
@@ Line 128: / Line 132: @@
   export FS_DIR=casper
   export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1
-−
   sudo mkdir /tmp/livecd
   sudo mount -o loop ~/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso /tmp/livecd
@@ Line 142: / Line 146: @@
   export FS_DIR=casper
   export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1
-−
   sudo rm cd/md5sum.txt
   cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
   sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 Instead of entering each single step by hand, you can also download scripts [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/scripts/trunk/LiveDVDFromScratch here], that execute the commands.
 Please note, that you probably have to adjust the scripts a bit to get them to work on your system.
 ==Steps to create the Live DVD==