Hello Prakreet, The aim of this project is to create a STARTER's distro which includes all basic support right out-of-the-box. (Not to create an all in all package set - that would be more like an attempt to create another Ubuntu Ultimate Edition).
I would like to give the users the freedom to add in only whatever they like to. I started this project because I felt Ubuntu Ultimate Edition had too many things I knew I personally never would be using. This too comes to be of 2gb (inclusive of the OS base). It installs everything along with the OS installation in 10 minutes or less (when booted from a 4GB or greater Pen Drive). This is to make easy the job of a common starter user. Does your method take care of future package updates? Cheers, Anto Jose On Jun 30, 10:32 am, prakreet <[email protected]> wrote: > Anto.. i & sooraj kennoth is also working on a similar project like > this one.. but our project aims to create a dvd which has all the > software's commonly used by users.. think of it as a custom repo dvd.. > > the entire ubuntu repository is 8 dvds.. but the users only use a > small fraction of the software available in repos.. we found that all > the software they need would easily fit on one dvd.. we would release > a new version of the dvd every 6 months.. ie, a new dvd for every > ubuntu release.. > > i think that this is a better way than remastering ubuntu since: > * it is easier to continue developing.. > * the user has the choice to choose what he wants.. > * we r promoting the original brand ubuntu n there r significant > benefits on doing that.. > * the dvd will contain additional items like ubuntu manual, > screencasts, etc to make a new users feel at home in ubuntu.. > * N the best thing is that users can download the dvd image, n use the > image to install softwares.. no need to burn dvds for that.. > > main packages currently in the dvd.. > full kde desktop environment, codecs, vlc player, gimp, ubuntu-edu- > primary, ubuntu-edu-preschool, ubuntu-edu-tertiary, ubuntu-edu- > secondary, adobe-flash, startup manager, deluge, avant window > navigator, various development environments, supertux, supertuxkart, n > much more... > > even then the dvd image is only 2 gb.. -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
