make-live

"make-live is a shell script that does automagically create Debian Live images foryou. The image generation is as simple as:

* cdebootstrap a debian standard system in a subdirectory.

* apt-get install the linux kernel image together with squashfs, unionfs modules and the casper initramfs image generator.

* Install the proper flavour packages with right preseeded questions.

* Clean things up

* Compress this rootfs as a squashfs image.

* Copy out the kernel and initramfs image.

* Assemble the iso, hd or netboot final image."

http://live.debian.net/wiki/live-package