[sf-lug] Creating a Distro

[phillip tribble]

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:39 AM, phillip tribble
<phillip.tribble at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:30 PM, phillip tribble <
> phillip.tribble at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:20 AM, phillip tribble <
>> phillip.tribble at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:59 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
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>>>> i'm interested. i've got a box that's accessible
>>>> via the internet that we could use.
>>>> jim
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>>>> On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 14:14 -0700, phillip tribble wrote:
>>>> > Hello,
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>>>> > I have been using a custom home image of Arch Linux at home to deploy
>>>> > on all my machines at work and home. Basically, I want to start a
>>>> > project to make a custrom Arch distro and wanted to know if anyone is
>>>> > in? Currently, I tar my filesystem and copy the tar file onto the Arch
>>>> > CD and then I can install Arch and extract my image onto the client
>>>> > PC. I would like to start a development team to make this process
>>>> > easier or make custom tweaks to make this image smaller, lightweight,
>>>> > and powerful. If anyone is interested in this project to create a
>>>> > custom distro, please contact me.  I have a home server that we can
>>>> > use for development.
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Phillip Tribble
>>>> > Rushers Blog
>>>> > http://rusher.webhop.org
>>>> > "If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step
>>>> > behind"
>>>> >
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>>> I will work on the test image and distribute it. Squash is an amazing
>>> tool =)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Phillip Tribble
>>> Rushers Blog
>>> http://rusher.webhop.org
>>> "If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step behind"
>>>
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>> I setup a website for discussion and information:
>> http://rusher.webhop.org:69/wordpress/?page_id=129
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>> I will post a download link when I create the public ready image.
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>> --
>> Phillip Tribble
>> Rushers Blog
>> http://rusher.webhop.org
>> "If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step behind"
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> The download link and instructions are on the website. I am still working
> on the iso, it should be available later today.
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> http://rusher.webhop.org:69/wordpress/?page_id=129
> --
> Phillip Tribble
> Rushers Blog
> http://rusher.webhop.org
> "If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step behind"
>

I made a developer chrooted environment on my server. If you want to
participate, email phillip.tribble at gmail.com to request access. The entire
File system is 1.2GB installed. Squashing worked great on /usr and /opt. The
previous image was almost 3GB.

-- 
Phillip Tribble
Rushers Blog
http://rusher.webhop.org
"If you don't take one step forward, you will always be one step behind"
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