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threeonethree

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Registered: 2008-11-17

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creating a custom distro

i have to create a custom linux distro for myself, my little bro and some of my friends.. here are the things that i need..1) low hardware requirements : so a lightweight DE like xfce instead of KDE or Gnome.2) lots and lots of educational and scientific packages..3) rest should be standard.. pdf viewer, firefox(or iceweasel or some more lightweight browser).. vlc player, abiword, etc...4) other critical parts of the distro, nothing else..so whats the simplest and fastest way of making my custom distro? ..can i modify an arch install(adding all the packages i need) and then write the installation on a cd? so that it acts like a distro? ( will it work on other pcs? ).. (arch will give me flexibility).or should i make a puplet from puppy linux .. its going to be lightweight already so i just need to add these packages and remove the ones i dont want and burn the iso.. how do i do this?

will i be able to change the artwork and themes? (wallpapers and stuff )
or should i make a custom distro from scratch? its going to be a lot of compiling and hard work.. and i want a fast and easy way.. thanks...

chimeric

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From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2007-10-07

Posts: 254

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Re: creating a custom distro

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..can i modify an arch install(adding all the packages i need) and then write the installation on a cd? so that it acts like a distro?.

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Yes, this should be possible, you might want to have a look at the larch project [1].

[1] http://larch.berlios.de

threeonethree

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Registered: 2008-11-17

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Re: creating a custom distro

thank you .. but what about remastering the arch installation? like changing artwork and stuff. and will it install on other computers as a new distro?

chimeric

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From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2007-10-07

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Re: creating a custom distro

thank you .. but what about remastering the arch installation? like changing artwork and stuff. and will it install on other computers as a new distro?

Well, I said that's possible ... have you considered to read the documentation?

Mistron

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Registered: 2008-06-01

Posts: 6

Re: creating a custom distro

Might I ask what is the reason you need to create a custom distro while you could also simply look for a distribution that does what you want it too? Might be a bit easier/faster than creating a custom distribution yourself, which you also eventually have to maintain.