On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:27:45AM +0100, Nahir MOHAMED wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm actually working on a custom version of Debian for a project. I >start from the debian-509-i386-CD-1.iso to build my custom version >and I added some personal packages using this howto : > >http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD#Create_new__Release_and_Packages_files > >In this howto they use the mkisofs command to generate the image file >and it works like a charm but my .iso file size is bigger than a >normal CD size.
Yes, that is a common problem if you're adding things. We try to make the CDs as full as possible when creating them. >So I would like to know if I can burn it directly on a DVD or should >I use another command/tool to build a new .iso file. It should work just the same on a DVD if you need to, yes. Alternatively, you could remove some of the other packages in the tree to make things fit on a CD but that's not a trivial task to get right. Your best bet there if you need to is to work backwards through the list of packages listed in the Packages file, removing: * the Packages entry (and then recompress for Packages.gz) * the .deb * the entry in md5sums.txt -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
