Greetings,
On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Jason Hsu <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been familiarizing myself with Live Build. I understand that the > live-images-wheezy script from the live images Git repository is the one > used to create every edition of Debian Live (standard, rescue, LXDE, etc.). > > Is there a way I can add repositories for apt-get in the Live Build > script? See the manual section 8.1.5 Additional repositories http://live.debian.net/manual/stable/html/live-manual.en.html#363 Hope this assists. > For example, how would I add the packages from > http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf to create my own copy of > CrunchBang Linux and get the Live? > > If you're wondering what I'm trying to do, here is the back story: > I have decided to base the Linux distribution I started (Swift Linux) > DIRECTLY on Debian. Basing my distro on a derivative (like antiX Linux or > Linux Mint Debian Edition) required removing packages, which led to > dependency hell. The dependency hell was particularly troublesome when I > tried to remove GNOME from LMDE. Given that one of the objectives of Swift > Linux is to fit onto a CD, removing packages was necessary. > > Thus, I have concluded that basing Swift Linux on Debian Stable is the way > to go. (To be fair, antiX Linux and LMDE were never intended to be parent > distros.) I've been using CrunchBang Linux, and it has won me over. I > will be using parts of the CrunchBang playbook, particularly for the > under-the-hood aspects. The idea is to combine a Debian Stable base (just > like CrunchBang) with a UI that looks and feels more like Puppy Linux and > antiX Linux. > > Thus, I'll be using a modified version of the Debian Live remastering > process. My script will start off with debootstrap to create the most > basic Debian setup, install most (but not all) of the Debian Live standard > packages, install my own special Swift Linux *.deb packages, and then > transform the Debian setup in the chroot directory into an ISO file. > > -- > Jason Hsu <[email protected]> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
