LiveDistro

"Minibuntu, the tiny Ubuntu remix you can build on!

You want to build your own Ubuntu based livecd, having the complete control over the installed software but you don't know where to start? Minibuntu is here to help you!

Minibuntu is a fully working Ubuntu livecd containing only the minimal set of software to make the system work. Minibuntu ISO image is only 138MB.

After downloading minibuntu you can use Ubuntu Customization Kit, Reconstructor or any other tool to remaster the ISO and add the software/configurations you want, building your own Ubuntu based livecd."

http://minibuntu.crealabs.it/

https://launchpad.net/minibuntu/

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Les Live CD concernant le domaine de la sécurité des systèmes d'informations et de communication sont nombreux, notamment BackTrack2 qui est l'un des plus populaires parmi eux.

Le site Secuobs.com, spécialisé dans le domaine de la sécurité informatique, vous propose une méthode qui permettra à tout un chacun de réaliser son propre Live CD, orienté sécurité ou pas.

SecUbuLIVE sur le site www.secuobs.com

http://www.secuobs.com/secubulive.tar.gz

"EZpup is a one-step usability updater that is meant to be EZ ... very EZ ... but that applies to installing and removing [things in Puppy Linux]."

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/EzPupHelp

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=119330

"Remastersys - a script to create a livecd/dvd from a working Linux Mint install [...]

It should work with Ubuntu/Kubuntu and variants that use the standard casper/ubiquity setup from Ubuntu. Versions from dapper and edgy should both work.

I have tested it with Kubuntu edgy and Linux Mint 2.2(which is based on Ubuntu Edgy) and both dist and backup work. [...]

Remastersys basically exists from my own needs to be able to do this easily and in the spirit of Linux I decided that I would share with everyone that wanted it. It is licensed under the GPL V2 license."

http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/Remastersys

http://linuxmint.com/forum/index.php?f=83

"These are scripts to help you customize an Ubuntu installation CD. For more information, see InstallCDCustomization."

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization/Scripts

"Tools

* Bootchart
* Squashfs module instrumented by me to dump information about page reads
* Script to remaster live CD in various ways (version 1.0.1 - contains cutomization directory for optimizing plain CD, use directory ./customize-dir-examples/sort-by-first-access/)
* Script to cut file names from squashfs trace
* Script to sort files by first access"

http://lichota.net/~krzysiek/projects/kubuntu/dapper-livecd-optimization/

http://lichota.net/~krzysiek...live-cd-remaster-1.0.1.tgz

"ISO Master: an open-source, graphical CD image editor that runs on Linux; and bkisofs, the underlying library used for reading, modifying and writing ISO images.

Basically you can use this program to extract files from an ISO, add files to an ISO and create bootable ISOs.

The hard part of this project is the library for working with ISOs (bkisofs). My hope is that people will like this library enough to make their own GUIs using it. So my choice of widget set (GTK, that is) will not necessarily annoy too many people."

http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/

http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/downloads.php

"Reconstructor is a Live CD creator for Ubuntu Linux.

It uses the Ubuntu Linux Live CD as a base, and then allows customization of boot screens (usplash), gnome settings, and software (you can also use the chroot environment to make other changes before creating the live cd).

Reconstructor does not create separate distros. It keeps the solid Ubuntu foundation, and just allows for customization. For example, create a custom Live CD with blender, inkscape, etc. included for a friend in graphics, or simply use reconstructor to re-brand your environment (wallpaper, fonts). [...]

Multiple Architecture Generation: can now build iso's for x86, PowerPC, and IA_64 [...]

Features:

-Live CD Splash Customization
-Live CD Usplash Customization

-Gnome Customization
-GDM Selection/Import
-Splash Screen
-Wallpaper/Fonts
-Controls, Window Borders, Icons - Selection/Import

-Software
-Apt Repositories - Ubuntu/Custom

-Software Removal
-OpenOffice
-Ekiga
-Gimp
-Gaim
-Evolution

-Software Installation & Integration
-Server, Graphics, Plugins (Flash, Java, Codecs)
-Custom software [...]

Reconstructor is written in python and is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)"

http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/

"Minimax is linux micro distribution focused on rescuing and emergency use. It will help you to rescue your broken system or keep you busy while you installing Linux."

http://www.kotek.net/minimax/overview.php

http://www.kotek.net/minimax/down/minimax-sdk.tar.bz2

"The name dscdbuilder stands for "Debian from Scratch CD Builder". The idea for doing this came from the needs to create a heavily modified version of Knoppix, and from a series of little scripts i wrote to help me on this task. But finally, this came as a tool to *master* a live CD, that is, build it on a bottom-to-top basis. The key word here, as Andreas Tille points on his notes for CDD, is *mater*, as the modifications from the famous Knoppix are just *remasters* of it, in the sense that you download the latest Knoppix CD image, copy it into your HD, make any changes you want and recompress it to a new iso. In the other hand, dscdbuilder starts from an empty directory and starts installing different layers of software, dedicated to different objectives, something similar to what dfsbuild does. [...]

The [...] 6 big groups of stages: 1) Install base system: the 'base' stages build a basic system on a directory, downloading and installing some packages (base_*) 2) Install live CD-related software: the 'knoppix' stages install some packages and add support for auto configuration and booting (they're called knx_* because they're a group of Knoppix packages) 3) Install final contents: the 'einam' stages add the real usefull contents to the directory, so here's the big list of package contents (the stages are named einam_* because 'dscdbuilder' was first written for use on the build of Einam CDs) 4) Miscelaneous operations: here come some extra 'knoppix' stages that need to be run after any package installation 5) Build initrd image: the 'miniroot' stages are used to build the initial root filesystem to mount and boot the CD as a live CD (minirt_*) 6) Create an ISO"

http://lists.debian.org/debian-knoppix/2005/01/msg00010.html

http://lafarga.upc.edu/scm/cvsweb.php/dscdbuilder/?cvsroot=gnupcix

http://lafarga.upc.edu/scm/cvsweb.php/dscdbuilder/README?cvsroot=gnupcix