Part IV. Other

Table of Contents

2. Installation
2.1. Requirements
2.2. Installing live-helper
2.2.1. From the Debian repository
2.2.2. From source
2.2.3. From 'snapshots'
2.2.4. live-initramfs
3. The basics
3.1. What is a live system?
3.2. First steps: building an ISO image
3.2.1. Testing an ISO image with Qemu
3.2.2. Testing an ISO image with virtualbox-ose
3.2.3. Testing an ISO image with VMware Workstation
3.2.4. Burning an ISO image to a physical medium
3.3. Building an USB/HDD image
3.3.1. Copying USB/HDD image to a USB stick
3.3.2. Testing a USB/HDD image with Qemu
3.3.3. Testing an USB/HDD image with VMware Workstation
3.3.4. Using the space left on a USB stick
3.4. Building a netboot image
3.5. Netboot testing HowTo
4. Overview of tools
4.1. live-helper
4.1.1. The lh config helper
4.1.2. The lh build helper
4.1.3. The lh clean helper
4.2. The live-initramfs package
5. Customization
5.1. Customising package installation
5.1.1. Package sources
5.1.2. Package installation
5.1.3. Installing additional packages
5.1.4. Installing modified or third-party packages
5.2. Customising contents
5.2.1. Includes
5.2.2. Hooks
5.2.3. Preseeding Debconf questions
5.2.4. Symlink conversion
5.3. Customising Locale And Language
5.3.1. Default locale and keyboard
5.3.2. l10n Packages
5.4. Customising the bootup process
5.4.1. Kernel
5.4.2. Bootloaders
5.4.3. Splash screens
5.4.4. Memtest
5.4.5. Startup scripts
5.4.6. Cheat codes
5.5. Customising the binary image
5.5.1. ISO metadata
5.6. Using a newer kernel with Lenny
6. Common tasks
6.1. The Debian Installer
6.2. WiFi Connection
7. The Live environment
7.1. Swap space
7.2. Hostname
7.3. The Live user
7.4. Language
7.5. Persistence
7.5.1. Full persistence
7.5.2. Home automounting
7.5.3. Snapshots
7.5.4. Persistent SubText
7.5.5. Partial remastering
8. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
9. Reporting bugs
9.1. Known issues
9.2. Rebuild from scratch
9.3. Use up-to-date packages
9.4. Collect information
9.5. Use the correct package to report the bug against
9.6. Do the research
9.7. Where to report bugs
10. Howtos
10.1. ISO
10.2. ISO_(multiarch)
11. Coding Style
11.1. Compatibility
11.2. Indenting
11.3. Wrapping
11.4. Variables
11.5. Miscellaneous
12. Procedures
12.1. Udeb Uploads
12.2. Major Releases
12.3. Point Releases
12.3.1. Point release announcement template
13. Resources and links
13.1. Links
13.2. English sources related to debian live
13.3. German sources related to debian live
13.4. Spanish sources related to debian live
14. Use Cases
14.1. VNC Kiosk Client
15. Success Stories
16. Hints for troubleshooting
A. Configuration layout
B. Configuration files
B.1. The config/binary file
B.2. The config/bootstrap file
B.3. The config/chroot file
B.4. The config/common file
B.5. The config/source file