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So I want to make my own Distro by installing completely "Naked" Debian in VM by selecting "standard system utilities", configure it & install necessary packages etc. Then when I finish doing everything I will need to convert the whole system into Live DVD ISO which I want to burn it into my DVD and at the end install it on a multiple computers. However I'm fine with almost everything but I have problem with two things:
1) I have a Linux host with VirtualBox and want to connect Debian to the internet via the host. In the Linux host, I have configured firewall. The question here is: is it safe to run Debian from behind a firewall which is installed on host machine but not on Debian itself ?
2) As far as I'm fine with everything else, I'm completely stuck on how do I convert my own customised distro into Live CD/ISO so it will be possible to install it on different computers. Any ideas or perhaps tutorial links ?
I will appreciate if someone would help me here.
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2) As far as I'm fine with everything else, I'm completely stuck on how do I convert my own customised distro into Live CD/ISO so it will be possible to install it on different computers. Any ideas or perhaps tutorial links ?
Do you want your live iso to have your user name and configs, in other words, an exact copy in live mode with an installer? Or, do you want an exact copy of your system in only installer mode?
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This is worth a read if you're looking to build a debian-based distro
I've installed ozi's Star linux distro - it's an awesome piece of work.
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Yes
Have a look at Refracta and their refractasnapshot & refracta2usb tools:
This is worth a read if you're looking to build a debian-based distro
I've installed ozi's Star linux distro - it's an awesome piece of work.
Thanks guys for the links, I will take a read as it looks interesting.
@Head_on_a_Stick - Refracta would be ideal if not that confusing refracta installer menu. Is there any way after I have ready distro, I can just install & configure Debian-Installer, compile the whole system into iso and then when I boot it up from my CD/DVD the system straight away jumps into Debian-Installer ? (To be honest I prefer Debian-Installer since it's my favourite and easy to use.)
JohnTheCuriousEye wrote:2) As far as I'm fine with everything else, I'm completely stuck on how do I convert my own customised distro into Live CD/ISO so it will be possible to install it on different computers. Any ideas or perhaps tutorial links ?
Do you want your live iso to have your user name and configs, in other words, an exact copy in live mode with an installer? Or, do you want an exact copy of your system in only installer mode?
I just want my whole Distro (/ + /home) to be only in installer mode, I would prefer to use Debian-Installer so when I boot up from CD/DVD it will automatically start the installation and then copy my whole System + /home into HDD with configured parameters like Hostname, new user, root password etc and that's one reason why I want to use Debian-Installer.
Anyway, I also have another question related to making ISO of the final Distro. As far as I know after you install any version of Windows in VM, Windows also installs its own drivers (Chipset, Graphics, USB Hub etc) into the system those after making for example Windows Live DVD and trying to boot it up on a computer with different hardware than VM, it will cause crash and show BSOD. How does it look like in the Linux department in this case ? I'm asking this because I need to install my own made distro into few different computers which all of them have different hardware.
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The one gotcha with hardware in Linux is video hardware. If switching from nvidia to ati, etc be sure to do something about /etc/xorg.conf or you will end up at a black screen. This is mainly noted for the proprietary drivers.
Otherwise, Linux is a lot less concerned about your hardware in terms of what it is for two reasons: 1.) the hardware drivers are built into the kernel and can be switched as needed and 2.) No proprietary spyware stuff exists on Linux like it does for Windows that detects if you are attempting to install an OS to a machine it is not licensed for.
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The one gotcha with hardware in Linux is video hardware.
the only reason why there's so many gpu problems is because noobs think their system is borked when the X server refuses to start, and panic.
all other hardware can be just as tricky/proprietary, but it doesn't result in a black screen, so noobs don't panic.
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@ JohnTheCuriousEye,
Are your other computers have any Linux distro installed in them and/or do they have partitions created in them?
On your other question about installing Windows in VM, whatever you install in the VM, stays in that without installing any apps in your host system. It is in your user directory in a folder named "VirtualBox VMs" and as one large file named *.vdi
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Have a look here, https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 955#p11955
Hope it helps.
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Otherwise, Linux is a lot less concerned about your hardware in terms of what it is for two reasons: 1.) the hardware drivers are built into the kernel and can be switched as needed and 2.) No proprietary spyware stuff exists on Linux like it does for Windows that detects if you are attempting to install an OS to a machine it is not licensed for.
So in other words, as you boot Linux from a computer with a different hardware than it was made originally made on (in this case VM), the kernel detects my hardware and uses appropriate drivers ? Tho please make a note that I'm not talking about proprietary drivers like ATI or Nvidia etc.
@ JohnTheCuriousEye,
Are your other computers have any Linux distro installed in them and/or do they have partitions created in them?
Yes, on all of the computers I have installed Windows OS which needs to be Dual-Booted with my custom made Linux distro.
On your other question about installing Windows in VM, whatever you install in the VM, stays in that without installing any apps in your host system. It is in your user directory in a folder named "VirtualBox VMs" and as one large file named *.vdi
Yes, I am aware of it as I'm tech savy user and use a VirtualBox for a long time
Have a look here, https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 955#p11955
Hope it helps.
Thanks for the link but it appears that this method requires too much work and lacks some functionality/options. The best option for me would be to use Debian-Installer as it has everything I need and it also supports UEFI etc. I have installed Debian-Installer via sudo apt-get install debian-installer and it was successfully installed but when I type into terminal debian-installer it spits out that error: bash: debian-installer: command not found. Any idea how I can set-up this ?
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I have installed Debian-Installer via sudo apt-get install debian-installer and it was successfully installed but when I type into terminal debian-installer it spits out that error: bash: debian-installer: command not found. Any idea how I can set-up this ?
From the debian-installer package description:
This package currently only contains some documentation for the Debian installer. We welcome suggestions about what else to put in it.
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/debian-installer
EDIT: You will find the documentation in /usr/share/doc/debian-installer
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!!!
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This is worth a read if you're looking to build a debian-based distro
I've installed ozi's Star linux distro - it's an awesome piece of work.
Interesting. I will try ozi's distro. Didn't know about it. As it's based on Debian and Devuan, then I assume it's no Systemd? Anyway, downloading it now, so I guess I'll know soon enough
Also, it's been a while since I visited BunsenLabs, and it looks very professional now. Seems like BunsenLabs has found it's own identity. Awesome.
Edit: Tried Ozi's distro now. Awesome. No issues for me, and the perfect starting point. Even better, without Systemd. How refreshing. Love it
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Hiya @ew! Nice to see you around
Hiya Capn Careful what you wish for. Some are happy when I arrive, but many more are happy when I leave again
Anyway, I've been kind of inactive with Linux the last months. Disconnected from Linux for Christmas, and then I got hooked at Netflix. But now that I've pretty much seen everything of interest there, maybe I'll dive into Linux again.
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Also, it's been a while since I visited BunsenLabs, and it looks very professional now. Seems like BunsenLabs has found it's own identity. Awesome.
Thank you, ew. It's amazing what can be accomplished once one decides to give zero fricks and just do it.
I don't care what you do at home. Would you care to explain?
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spacex wrote:Also, it's been a while since I visited BunsenLabs, and it looks very professional now. Seems like BunsenLabs has found it's own identity. Awesome.
Thank you, ew. It's amazing what can be accomplished once one decides to give zero fricks and just do it.
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Yes, and you all have done a very good job. I really like what has happened. Still carrying on the heritage from #!, but with your own identity and expression, and you have created a distro that stands on it's own two feet. I very much like that it feels like something new and inventive, and not just a clone of CrunchBang. You've found the perfect balance in my mind.
The forum also looks fresh. Love it.
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The forum also looks fresh. Love it.
That's all @nobody 100%. We can haz stylez, 2oo (Profile>Display>Select your preferred style )
I don't care what you do at home. Would you care to explain?
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@hhh
Awesome
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@spacex tweakos dove 1.3 is coming soon? b43 firmware included? thanks
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