debian live ---- ISO howto

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http://live.debian.net

http://live.debian.net/wiki/ISO_Howto


ISO Howto
To generate ISO images automagically, we have prepared a little script to do the work.

1. Install live-package
We are on the way to upload all stuff to Debian, in the meanwhile you should add our repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://live.debian.net/debian unstable main
deb-src http://live.debian.net/debian unstable main
Then, install the live-package:

apt-get update
apt-get install live-package
2. Run make-live
Execute make-live as root:

LIVE_MIRROR="http://ftp.debian.org/debian" make-live iso
Adjust ${LIVE_MIRROR} if you want to use your local mirror, and see the manpage of make-live for more options.

3. Test the image
If you have qemu installed, you can boot the image with:

qemu -m 256 -cdrom live/image.iso -boot d
last edited 2006-03-11 13:37:30 by panthera

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WhyDebianLive
"Why Debian Live?", you may ask. Here are the reasons:

What is wrong with current live systems?
There are already several Debian-based live systems and they are doing a great job. But, from the Debian perspective, most of them have one or more of the following disadvantages:

They are unofficial projects, developed outside of Debian.

They mix different distributions, e.g. testing and unstable.

They support i386 only.

They change package's behavior and/or appearance by stripping them down to save space.

They include unofficial packages.

They ship custom kernels with additional patches not part of Debian.

They are large and slow due to their sheer size and thus not suitable for rescue issues.

They are not available in different flavours, e.g. CDs, DVDs, USB-stick and netboot images

Why create our own live system?
Debian is the Universal Operating System: Debian should have an official live system for showing arround and to officially represent the true, one and only Debian system with the following main advantages:

It would be an official Debian subproject.

It reflects the (current) state of one distribution.

It runs on as much architectures as possible.

It consists of unchanged Debian packages only.

It does not contain any unofficial package.

It uses an unaltered Debian kernel-image with no additional patches.

Debian Live + Installer?
Why not merge the Debian Installer and live/rescue system into one? Something that would boot from anything (CD, USB, net, etc.), and then provide a menu to either start the Debian Installer, or a command line. The perfect Debian swiss army knife.

What should a Debian live system consist of?
The root should be mounted via a unionfs or the like so that new packages can be pulled from the net as needed (I think that most Debian based live systems are already capable of this.

A full suit of rescue and repair tools should be included by default.

A Debian Installer (something like the net inst).

ecserver

简洁明了。
有中文说明吗？

apzc2529

so good!!
THX!

wen

我试了一下没有成功：生成的image.iso才400多K？

明天再试一下。

Intranet

我下了張Debian Live CD,但是不知道登錄用戶名和密碼是多少???

是Gnome介面的`.`..`

ccwufu

username=debian

password=debian

detail , see :  http://live.debian.net/wiki/FAQ
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Default username, password and hostname of any downloadable iso of Debian Live is: "debian" .

The LiveCd is configured for auto-login in the command line prompt for the user "debian". So, if this does not work for you (as for example, at the gnome login), try the following:

ctrl+alt+F2 (this terminal window should already be logged at "debian" user)

su to root if below doesn't work the first time.

passwd debian

enter "debian" at the 2 times requested.

ctrl+alt+F7

execute graphical login:

username=debian

password=debian