I have updated remastersys to 2.0-5 with the following changes:
2.0-5 - added removal of /var/crash/* files so there aren't any crash reports
- added proper check for arch for the disk defines file
- added removal of the 70-persistent* files from the temp etc/udev/rules.d folder
- added support for 8.04 for direct install option on grub boot of the livecd
- fixed the issue where the Install icon stayed on the desktop for dist mode
- added check for where Linux Mint puts stage2_eltorito
- added version to remastersys gui info tab
- removed Desktop icons for remastersys
For those that don't already have it handy, here is the repo info for you /etc/apt/sources.list file.
# Remastersys
deb http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/repository remastersys/
This announcement post is being done from a remastered Ubuntu 8.04 install that was directly installed from the cd like the original Ubuntu livecd!
For those interested in the road to 2.0-5, here is the rest of the changelog:
2.0-4 - fixed issue with some system for creating livecd user
- added further cleanup of /var for the dist version livecd
- added a check for size - checking to make sure iso size is bigger than filesystem.squashfs since
if it isn't then they have tried to backup too much data and the iso couldn't be created
2.0-3 - fixed issue with user creation if running dist after backup
- changed boot method for livecd to graphical grub
- changed method for making the livecd to provide clean passwd,group,shadow,gshadow files by copying /etc over to dummysys and altering from there
- added another remastersys folder under the WORKDIR in case the user chose an existing folder
- removed apt-get clean and excluded the deb files so the users system stays intact
- changed how the backup mode looks for the first user - safe now
- removed sbm
2.0-2 - fixed issue with authentication for backup mode
- remove the -info option from the mksquashfs call
- added more relevant info to the remastersys.log for troubleshooting
2.0-1 - fixed the issue with the 2G limit
- fixed issue with livecd user creation
- changed how backup option works - now it bypasses the livecd user altogether and uses the normal installed system users
- added creation of an md5sum for the iso file
- fixed the issue with md5sums.txt on the livecd iso
- removed the need for an original livecd - the livecd is now completely made from scratch
- corrected the /var omissions
- added remastersys-gui which also alows changes to the /etc/remastersys.conf file
1.7 - had to revert back to separate squashfs calls 2G limit still there
- added $WORKDIR/remastersys.log for mksquashfs and mkisofs output
1.6 - combined dummy filesystem and main in one call to overcome 2G limit
with squashfs erroring on lseek
1.5 - added more accurate testing for which login manager is used
1.4 - added ubiquity-frontend-kde for kde distros
1.3 - added /etc/remastersys.conf
- added cdfs and iso option
- added custom iso naming to commandline option
- added ability to change the livecd username in the config file
- added ability change the livecd label in the config file
1.2 - moved base dir to /home/remastersys from /remastersys since not all
users will have a large root partition
1.1 - added more checking for temp folders
1.0 - First release.
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