Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

Am trying out the Pinguy script that helps make a complete iso from the (one) installed system. Hope to complete one machine and one new iso today - will let you know how this goes suspect that some things will still need to be done by hand. regards ram On 20 May 2016 at 13:36, Ramnarayan.K

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

So found these solutions apt-offline this guide to using a script - as suggested earlier Download updates away from home, install at home. https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42=47129?f=42=47129#p271839 am

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

Dear Ram, One way to deal with replicating a customised install on many machines is to install one machine with all the required packages. Once ready use a clonezilla iso to boot from it, take a backup and restore it to multiple machines. If DHCP you dont need any changes after this image

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

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Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

Thanks, will check No broadband right now as a lightening storm is in progress Ram *** Cent from a mobil devious with spiel checker On 19 May 2016 21:18, "Rohan Garg" wrote: Hi > Any suggestions / alternatives would be much appreciated You want to look at the

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

Hi > Any suggestions / alternatives would be much appreciated You want to look at the ubuntu-defaults-image command from ubuntu-defaults-builder. Cheers Rohan Garg -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

That would be easier using apton But apton seems to have issues And as you say dpkg - I with. Debs will really take a long while there is a way to have the repos offline on a hdd, that might be easier, combined with a script to install the required additional software Ram *** Cent from a

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

You would need a computer that's connected to the Internet to download the packages though. Try apt-get download PACKAGE && apt-cache depends -i PACKAGE | awk '/Depends:/ {print $2}' | xargs apt-get download Where PACKAGE is your package of interest. On 19-May-2016 8:11 pm, "Kesavan Subburam"

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

Hi,   I have two ideas:  - with 4M linux you can create an image and then restore it to the others - for the packages there is a possibility to create " meta packages" e.g. gnome-desktop which include a lot of other packages I havent tried any of those myself but i read it is possible Sent from

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to customize an Ubuntu version

You could try downloading the .deb packages once, with all the dependencies and use dpkg -i * to install them in each of these machines. But that's the laborious and straightforward way of doing this. On 19-May-2016 8:05 pm, "Ramnarayan.K" wrote: > Hi > > I need to