On Mon 12 October 2009 03:53:44 pm [email protected] wrote: > On Monday 12 October 2009, [email protected] wrote: > > How do I make a live cd out of my currently installed system? i.e. > > Make a bootable ISO out of my existing Debian Lenny installation? > > Thanks. > > Yea, > > I was going to ask that too. The instructions in the manual are not much > help > > Q: How can I convert an already installed standard Debian partition into a > Debian Live system? > > A: Save the list of installed packages and load it into your new Debian > Live System. Copy your /etc to config/chroot_local-includes > > I have tried before to find out how to get a list of the installed packages > on my system and no one has been able to tell me.
There are several ways to do this: dpkg -l aptitude search '~i' dpkg --get-selections are ones that I use but I'm sure there are many other ways. Check out the manual pages on dpkg & apt. Cheers! cmr > This instruction also seams to imply that you have to already have a > working live system. Is that true? > > -- > Torah!! what a trip -- Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 -------- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
