Re: [SLUG] HOWTO make a Ubuntu Live CD

[Steven Tucker <tuxta2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 18:24 +1100, Ken Caldwell wrote:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to make a Ubuntu live CD. That is to say a CD similar to
> > the usual installation CD but with the installer stripped out. The CDs
> > would be used in a classroom where I don't want students actually
> > installing Ubuntu just running it from the CD. I haven't (yet) found out
> > how to do this. Do any sluggers have any pointers?
> >     
>
> Expand the squashfs from the cd to a live ext3 file system, chroot into
> it and remove ubiquity.
>
> Then recompress, generate a new iso with the new squashfs, and you're
> good to go.
>
> -Rob
>   
Or use the Debian live cd. Last time I looked it wasn't installable... 
of course this may have changed, I haven't looked for some time.

On the other hand, if you really want Ubuntu but the chrooting etc seems 
a bit technical, you could just use reconstructor, which is a gui that 
allows you to make changes (such as remove ubiquity) and takes care of 
all the iso creating, chrooting etc for you. Just point it to your 
ubuntu iso, follow the prompts and burn the new iso it creates.

Tuxta