1. Lab #1 Install Linux & How to Build Live CD
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2. Install Linux

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Install Linux(1/6)
There are two methods to install and execute Linux.
Directly
Install with CD or DVD
By VM
Install Linux on a VM (Virtual Machine)
VM (Virtual Machine)
A virtual machine is software that creates a virtualized environment between the computer platform and its operating system.
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Install Linux(2/6)
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Install Linux(3/6)
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Install Linux(4/6)
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Install Linux(5/6)
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Install Linux(6/6)
Select swap & ext3
Swap:1024MB
/ :20480MB
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9. Install Linux with VM(1/5)
Use VMware
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10. Install Linux with VM (2/5)
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11. Install Linux with VM (3/5)
The data of VM will be save there
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12. Install Linux with VM (4/5)
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13. Install Linux with VM (5/5)
change set
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14. Build Live CD

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What is Live CD
Live CD is a simple and small operating system
Executed upon boot, without installation on a hard drive.
It saves a lot of time to install OS and save the space of HD.
When your OS has some mistakes that make your PC can not boot, we can use Live CD to save your important data.
We can build a Live CD which is easy to customise with the user's preferred applications.
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Live CD-Step1-1
Live-cd tools RPM
Squashfs-tools and yum are needed by Live-cd tool
Squashfs is a file system for Live CD
yum install squashfs-tools
yum install yum
Get live-cd tools RPM
Get and install livecd-tools i386.rpm .
wget -c
rpm -ivh livecd-tools i386.rpm
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Live CD-Step1-2
livecd-creator commands
livecd-creator
No packages specified.
usage: livecd-creator [--help]
[--repo=<name1>,<url1> ...] [--repo=<name2>,<url2>]
--package=<p1> [--package=<p2> ...] [--exclude-package=<e1>]
--exclude-package=<e2> ...] [--base-on=<path-to-iso-file>] [--fslabel=<label>]
--help : Print usage and exit
--repo : Path to yum repository
--package : Include this package
--exclude-package : Exclude this package
--base-on : Add packages to an existing live CD iso9660 image
--fslabel : File system label (default: livecd-YYYYMMDD-HHMI)
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Live CD-Step2
Create the local data storage of fedora core 6
Get and install createrepo.
wget -c
rpm -ivh createrepo noarch.rpm
Creating a local repository of core packages
mkdir –p /var/www/html/repo/core/
cp <PATH TO RPMs> /var/www/html/repo/core/
Can download form internet or fedora core 6
createrepo /var/www/html/repo/core/
It may need some time to copy.
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Live CD-Step3
Createrepo
Creating a local repository of configuration packages
mkdir –p /root/Desktop/base_packages
cd /root/Desktop/base_packages
wget -c
createrepo /root/Desktop/base_packages
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Live CD-Step4
Creating a minimal Live CD
livecd-creator
--repo=c6,file:///var/www/html/repo/core
--package=bash
--package=kernel
--package=grub
--repo=lcd6,file:///root/Desktop/base_packages
--package=fedora-livecd
--fslabel=Fedora-minimal-LiveCD
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Live CD with GNOME
Createrepo
Creating a local repository of configuration packages
mkdir –p /root/Desktop/newbase_packages
cd /root/Desktop/newbase_packages
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
createrepo /root/Desktop/newbase_packages
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Live CD with GNOME
fedora-livecd-gnome bases on fedora-base and with GNOME.
fedora-livecd-desktop bases on fedora-gnome and provides many api and other utilities for GNOME.
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Live CD with GNOME
livecd-creator
--repo=c6,file:///var/www/html/repo/core
--repo=lcd6,file:///root/Desktop/newbase_packages
--package=fedora-livecd-gnome
--repo=e6,
--fslabel=My-Fedora-LiveCD-1
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24. Adding New Packages to An Existing Live CD ISO
livecd-creator
--repo=c6,file:///var/www/html/repo/core
--base-on=old-live-cd.iso
--package=package
--fslabel=My-LiveCD-New
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25. Creating Custom Configuration Packages
fedora-livecd-gnome.conf
In fedora-livecd-gnome-6-1.i386.rpm
Extract Here
Modify etc/livecd/20-fedora-livecd-gnome.conf
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Creating New RPMs
Spec:
cd /usr/src/redhat/SOURCE
Put all .config and file inside
rpmbuild -bb fedora-livecd.spec
ls /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
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27. How to Use USB Disk to Boot
Modify the fedora live cd iso that we did.
Step1:
Format usb disk, and let it’s file system be FAT32
Step2
syslinux /dev/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mountpoint //mount usb
Step3
mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom //mount iso
cp -Rpf /mnt/cdrom/* /mountpoint
Step4
Change the file names
isolinux.bin =>syslinux.bin
isolinux.cfg=>syslinux.cfg
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Reference
Linux system management
Wikipedia
IBM
Build a Fedora Live CD:
Fedora Taiwan user group
PUD GNU/LINUX:
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