create an Ubuntu LiveCD

remastersys will take a snapshot of the Ubuntu system you are currently running from. See UCK for an alternative (at bottom).

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-custom-ubuntu-live-cd-with-remastersys.html

sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install remastersys

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys

• 1. Create a virtualbox for Ubuntu

  2. add repositories for virtualbox, moblock /etc/apt/sources.list (see http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads)

     • deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jaunty non-free

     • deb http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian intrepid main

     • deb-src http://moblock-deb.sourceforge.net/debian intrepid main

     • deb http://geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository remastersys/

  3. add keys:

     • wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

     • $ gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv 9072870B

     • $ gpg --export --armor 9072870B | sudo apt-key add -

  4. get updates:

• • 1. $ sudo apt-get update

    2. $ sudo apt-get upgrade

$ sudo apt-get install

• • bitbleach

  • gfortran

    • compiler

  • privoxy

    • tor network

  • sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc

    • Cisco VPN client

• sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome network-manager-pptp

  • • Windows VPN client

• • kdesvn

  • rapidsvn

    • SVN clients

  • hardinfo

  • gparted

  • meld

    • kdiff alternative, GUI based

  • dkms virtualbox

    • get prompted for user

    • will need to later do $ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

  • kdirstat

    • filesystem usage

  • openssh-server

    • allow remote SSH2 access

  • quanta

    • GUI HTML editor. preview and code panes in same window

  • kompozer

    • GUI HTML editor. preview and code panes are on different tabs

  • firestarter

    • GUI firewall

  • kile

    • tex editor

  • dcfldd

  • ddrescue

  • kino

    • video import from camera for editing

  • kdenlive

    • video editing

  • secure-delete

    • wipe folders

  • transmission

    • torrent client

  • moblock moblock-control

  • xfig

    • create and edit vector graphics

  • pdfedit

    • edit pdfs, insert and delete pages

  • pdftk

  • guipdftk

  • weather-util

    • CLI weather and forecast

  • iotop

    • to monitor hard drive activity, read/write speeds

  • ntop

  • sshfs

• subversion

• hamachi

• • php5-cli

  • kismet

  • tshark

  • wireshark

  • nmap

    • network analyzer

  • octave: like matlab with plotting for numerics

  • sagemath: CAS like mathematica

  • maxima: CAS like mathematica

  • clisp: LISP

  • gnuplot

  • vlc

  • imagemagick

    • convert [for making gifs]

  • ffmpeg

  • amarok

    • media player

  • remastersys

    • the program that creates the liveCD

  • clamav

For copy paste:

sudo apt-get install octave maxima clisp sagemath gfortran network-manager-vpnc network-manager-pptp kdesvn rapidsvn hardinfo gparted meld kdirstat openssh-server quanta kompozer firestarter kile dcfldd ddrescue kino kdenlive secure-delete transmission xfig pdfedit pdftk weather-util iotop ntop sshfs subversion php5-cli kismet tshark wireshark nmap octave gnuplot amarok clamav apache2 libapache2-svn php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server bastille perl-tk dkms kate geany vlc chntpw samdump2 bkhive john rar gnome-schedule build-essential g++ texlive-full gedit-latex-plugin kbib lyx

Cleanup the apt repository

apt-get clean

apt-get -f install

sudo apt-get autoremove

truecrypt

Set shell defaults

changed default folder view to "list" and show hidden

Edit-->Preferences Select the "View" tab and next to "View New Folders Using:" there is a drop-down box. Select "List View"

firefox extentions:

• • adblock

  • FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension)

  • user-agent switcher

  • edit cookies

  • tor button

  • pdf download

  • chatzilla

    • IRC client

create the ISO

No "source" image is needed

sudo remastersys dist

• • Doesn't remember panel customizations (like adding in taskmanager)

  • has a desktop launcher for "install"

  • with the packages listed above, was 1.1 GB (DVD)

  • no logon needed

  • user account = "custom"

sudo remastersys backup

• • logon required

  • same size as dist option (1.1 GB) since /home/user was empty

  • remembers panel customizations

  • user account present

Alternative: instead of taking a snapshot of the current system, customize an Ubuntu installer disk. Packages installed are separate from whatever is on your host system.

UCK:

http://www.linux.com/feature/146863

http://www.howtogeek.com/109736/how-to-create-a-custom-ubuntu-live-cd-or-usb/

GUI. "source" ISO required

Reconstructor

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/22145/how-to-create-your-own-customized-ubuntu-live-cd/

boot to RAM

If the system has sufficient RAM, load the image to RAM.

This is possible, but LiveCD image would need to be altered

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootToRAM

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ubuntu-toram-how-to-make-ubuntu-boot-to-ram/

http://linux.wareseeker.com/Miscellaneous/booting-ubuntu-to-ram.zip/316289