Reply at bottom :- On 17/03/2018, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > <snipped>
> Is there a relatively simple way a normal Debian user (without special > developer skills or access to special developer resources) can create a > Debian Live CD/DVD/BD/USB-stick with their choice of packages? The goal > here would be for Sirish (and me too, for that matter) to be able to create > our own Debian Live mate-desktop. Generalizing a little bit: One could > create a bootable Live USB-stick with a custom set of utilities (e.g. for > network installation/testing/debugging). > > Is that possible? > > Thanks, > Rick > Dear Rick, As Steve shared there is that . If you are looking at stable model then you are in luck as https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ which I guess Steve was talking about earlier. https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-9.4.0-amd64-mate.iso would have been perfect if I were chasing a stable release . There used to be an interesting service when debian-live was an unofficial project (third-party) where one could put a list of all the softwares needed and after few minutes to an hour you would get a customized iso image which could be downloadable for a day. There are and were multiple problems with that scenario as sometimes I got packages from unstable or even testing which were buggy and had RC (release-critical) bugs filed against them which means those packages should not have been allowed to come on the live-cd in the first place. Also just a single person was a maintainer so support was an issue. >From what little I know even the new debian-live to offer a similar service with more hardened tools and checks but needs heads and hands to provide a similar service. There is also debian's own automated installation routine involving preseeding as well - http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apb.html an example preseed.txt file http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/example-preseed.txt The preseed way looks to be more easy and simpler than the scripts that Steve shares. I for instance, wouldn't know which lines to touch and which not to in order to get a customized mate-debian-alpha 2 .iso. Maybe if it had a nice UI rather than a gitlab instance or just the documentation it would have been fruitful but that again need people power who are willing to do the needful. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8