Other Help Topics :: Remastering from an existing HD installation



Okay, it looks like I've got it down.  I just remastered a LiveCD from my HD, booted it, and it works perfectly!  In fact, IMHO it runs even better than the original DSL CD since I customized the Knoppix CD booting process.

As soon as I get the full procedure documented, I'll post it in this forum -- probably as a new HOWTO topic thread.  I even wrote some scripts which make the job *much* easier.  They'll be posted, too.
You have to put a lot of stuff in /etc/skel
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That is where the personal settings, obtain their files.
Then, your /home/dsl will have all your settings and directories that you may want, in addition to the original ones. I like to add /html, /download, /upload, and a custom filetool.lst. Also, if you have Firefox, be sure and set it up like you want, then copy the /home/dsl/.mozilla directory to /etc/skel.
Be sure and empty all your cache, cookies, etc. with Firefox's privacy dialog before you do the copy to /etc/skel, or you'll have that permanently booting up each time. Same for Opera, and of course for fluxbox, the menu, backgrounds, styles you want to have. Examine every file in the stock DSL /etc/skel, and there you will find all that you can personalize.
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Quote (Rapidweather @ Nov. 03 2004,18:40)
You have to put a lot of stuff in /etc/skel
---
That is where the personal settings, obtain their files.
Then, your /home/dsl will have all your settings and directories that you may want, in addition to the original ones. I like to add /html, /download, /upload, and a custom filetool.lst. Also, if you have Firefox, be sure and set it up like you want, then copy the /home/dsl/.mozilla directory to /etc/skel.
Be sure and empty all your cache, cookies, etc. with Firefox's privacy dialog before you do the copy to /etc/skel, or you'll have that permanently booting up each time. Same for Opera, and of course for fluxbox, the menu, backgrounds, styles you want to have. Examine every file in the stock DSL /etc/skel, and there you will find all that you can personalize.
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  :D

Oh yes!  I'm definitely putting those kinds of instructions into my HowTo. :)
I've just posted my remastering HOWTO as a new topic to give it a proper title.

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....236;r=1

original here.