On 01/07/15 01:54, Felmon Davis wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, David Hare wrote: > >> On 30/06/15 06:55, Felmon Davis wrote: >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> in my case: >>> >>> a) I don't think one can just copy stuff over to a livecd and have it >>> work. one has to deal with the special filesystem on a livecd; and >>> >>> b) I don't want to install the system, I want to boot it, for instance >>> on a friend's Windows machine without disturbing their setup. >>> >>> f. >>> >> >> Just copy the debs to your usb stick and install with dpkg -i .. you >> can install what you want in a live session. The aufs filesystem >> holds changes in ram until poweroff/reboot. However you can use >> "persistence" (see live-boot man page) which will write changes to a >> file or partition and reload them next boot. > > thanks, this makes good sense. > > I'm a bit pressed for time but I'll experiment with the things you > mention below when I have opportunity. > > f. > >> There is on my live-image a utility "exegnu2usb" It is a normal bash >> script rather than binary blob. I haven't tested it lately on Jessie >> though. Unetbootin does nothing that can't be done from standard cli >> tools. >> >> Here I use a 64gb usb with multiple live systems, some with >> persistence, selectable at boot from menu. All on a single partition. >> You can't do that with unetbootin nor dd. >> >> There is also a remaster utility "refracta-snapshot" with which you >> may build a new ISO from the running live session, with whatever you >> want preinstalled (you need a mounted ext* partition for the "work" >> area). This is quite well tested and works very well for a >> "personal", portable live-image. >> >> I don't know much about PCLOS or if such utilities are available. The >> exegnu images are deliberately designed to be "lightweight" and >> cd-size compared to Alexandre's images. Whatever your needs, choice >> is good. >> >>> And exegnu is now too purist for this purpose. >> >> Sorry Lisi.. I don't mean to be idealogically "purist". Till recently >> exegnu was for current mainstream Debian Stable but since Jessie I >> just don't want to work with systemd and have opted to support Devuan. >> >> Unless you mean not including nonfree (which I never did anyway). >> Exegnu is a non-profit project which supports GPL and has no lawyers >> on the payroll. >> >> D >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> trinity-users-unsubscribe@... >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> trinity-users-help@... >> Read list messages on the web archive: >> http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ >> Please remember not to top-post: >> http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting >> >> I know that on PCLinuxOS I use mklvecd and make my ISO's that way >> after making the image I want with or without none-free drivers, I >> then use the pclos usb creator to make a bootable usb stick or HD to >> install on to other machines, really easy to do :) I built the >> trinity ISO's from the triniyy and pclinuxos repos >