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<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.120 2003/02/18 18:48:17 freesource Exp $</center> |
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<em>Instructions:</em><br> |
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README |
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<b>Debian based distributions</b><br> |
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<b>Debian based distributions</b><br> |
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<em>Takes a snapshot of a Debian Distribution and makes a template for |
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the Yard Method using an optimized packaging algorithm. Some root_fs |
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created using this approach may be found <a |
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href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9513">here</a> |
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under Root filesystems.</em> <br> |
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<a href="http://freshmeat.net/redir/make-debian-x11/18842/url_tgz/make-debian-x11.orig.tar.gz"> |
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make-debian-x11 source (type make to install)</a><br> |
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<a href="http://freshmeat.net/redir/make-debian-x11/18842/url_deb/make-debian-x11_all.deb"> |
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Learn how from this tutorial that focuses primarily on the Yard |
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Method: |
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<p> |
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<u>Test a macro distribution created by make_debian-X11.</u> |
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Download <a |
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href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9513"> |
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root_fs_debian_x11-(latest revision).bz2</a>. Run |
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gbootroot. Click on the Advanced Root Section (ARS), click |
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on the UML button. Select the filesystem, and click on the |
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Submit button. This root filesystem was created with the |
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make_debian-X11 script from the make-debian-x11 add-on found at <a |
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href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9513"> |
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gbootroot's</a> Sourceforge home.</p> |
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<p> |
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Click on the ARS if its not already opened. Choose Yard |
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from the Method pull-down menu. Choose |
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<b>Example-Mini.yard</b> |
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from the pull-down Template menu. Click on the Generate button. |
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The Yard Box will pop up. Click on the Continue button |
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until the Create check box turns off. You could continue to the |
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tests, but they really wouldn't apply to this minimalistic example because |
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there are no links or login type files in the template.</p> |
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Click on the Advanced Root Section (ARS) if its not already |
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opened. Choose Yard from the Method pull-down |
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menu. Choose |
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<b>Example-Mini.yard</b> from the pull-down Template |
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menu. Click on the Generate button. The Yard |
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Box will pop up. Click on the Continue button until the |
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Create check box turns off. You could continue to the |
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tests, but they really wouldn't apply to this minimalistic example |
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because there are no links or login type files in the template. |
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<p> |
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Test your creation with the UML box. You will want to add |
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Open up the UML box by pressing on the UML button, the test your |
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creation with the UML box. You will want to add |
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init=/bin/bash to the Options entry.</p> |
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<p> |
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At this point you will probably want to play around a little |
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bit. Familiarize yourself with the Format Rules found near |
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the top of the template. You may want to save the template |
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with a different name and experiment with changes, or create a new |
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template using File->New (Shortcut: Alt-N).</p> |
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the top of the template or <a |
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href="#template-help">here</a>. You may want to save the |
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template with a different name and experiment with changes, or create |
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a new template using File->New (Shortcut: Alt-N).</p> |
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<u>Make your own mini distribution from an existing template.</u> |
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customized macro distribution and run it from the UML box to try |
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things you never would have dreamed of doing on your host |
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system. And that is just the beginning of the things you |
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can do. |
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can do. Some root_fs created by gbootroot can be found <a |
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href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9513">here</a> |
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under Root filesystems. |
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<p> |
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<P><a name="3"><b>Oops, I can't get something to work, what should I do?</b></a> <a href="#FAQ">[back]</a></p> |
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