\ -> \\

There were no hints for the installation on a usb stick, i think it would be good to add something.

README

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Note:
 * When done, run the ./build script to create your Live Kit
   - it will create ISO and TAR files for you in /tmp
   - make sure you have enough free space in /tmp to handle it
+  
+* If you want to use the Live Kit on a USB you have to either
+  - use Windows to execute the bootinst.bat file in the $NAME/boot folder
+  - or use Linux to execute the shellscript bootinst.sh in the $NAME/boot folder.
 
 * You will need the following packages to be installed:
   - squashfs-tools

Slax/briq/rootcopy/etc/issue

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+\l
+                _              ____   _____ 
+               | |            / __ \\ / ____|
+             __| |_ __   __ _| |  | | (___  
+            / _` | '_ \\ / _` | |  | |\\___ \\ 
+           | (_| | | | | (_| | |__| |____) |
+            \\__,_|_| |_|\\__,_|\\____/|_____/ 
+
+                          powered by Briq
+

Slax/briq/rootcopy/usr/bin/pacman2sb

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#! /bin/bash --
+
+# Aggrega file di pacchetti installati o aggiornati con Pacman
+# dall'ultimo avvio di una distribuzione linux-live
+# (cfr. https://www.linux-live.org/ ) senza persistenza attivata,
+# creando un unico bundle .sb
+# I file vengono letti dalla directory changes e da essa filtrati solo
+# quelli appartenenti ai pacchetti di pacman.
+#
+# Autore: Guido Longoni <guidolongoni@gmail.com>
+
+IFS=$'\n'
+OUTLST="/tmp/added_files_$$.lst"
+CACHEDIR=$(sed -n -e '/^[[:space:]]*CacheDir/s|^[^=]*=[[:space:]]*||gp' -e 's|[[:space:]]*$||g' /etc/pacman.conf | head -n1)
+OUTDIR="/tmp/sb_$$"
+OUTFILE="$OUTDIR".sb
+CHGDIR=$(realpath $(mount | sed -n -e '/squashfs/s|.* on \([^ ]*\)/.*|\1|gp' | head -n1)/../changes)
+
+mkdir -p '/tmp'
+mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
+rm -rf "$OUTLST"
+touch "$OUTLST"
+for i in $(find "$CACHEDIR" -iname '*.pkg.tar.xz'); do
+	tar t -f $i >> "$OUTLST" 2>/dev/null
+done
+sort -u "$OUTLST" | grep -v '^\.' > "$OUTLST".tmp
+mv "$OUTLST".tmp "$OUTLST"
+rsync -av --old-d --files-from="$OUTLST" "$CHGDIR" "$OUTDIR"
+dir2sb "$OUTDIR" "$OUTFILE"
+rm -rf "$OUTDIR"
+rm -rf "$OUTLST"
+

Slax/briq/rootcopy/usr/bin/pxe

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FTPROOT=/var/state/dnsmasq/root
 
 # find out our own IP address. If more interfaces are available, use the first one
 IP="$(hostname -I | cut -d " " -f 1)"
-GW=$(ip route show | grep default | grep -o "via.*" | cut -d " " -f 2)
+GW=$(ip route show | grep default | grep -o "via.*" | head -n 1 | cut -d " " -f 2)
 
 # if no IP is assigned to this computer, setup private address randomly
 if [ "$IP" = "" ]; then

Slax/briq/rootcopy/usr/bin/sb

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$1" = "rm" ]; then
+   shift
+   rmsbdir "$@"
+   exit $?
+fi 
+
+if [ "$1" = "rmdir" ]; then
+   shift
+   rmsbdir "$@"
+   exit $?
+fi 
+
+if [ "$1" = "conv" ]; then
+   shift
+fi
+
+if [ ! -r "$1" ]; then
+   echo File not found "$1"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$1" ]; then
+   dir2sb "$@"
+   exit $?
+fi
+
+sb2dir "$@"

Slax/briq/rootcopy/usr/bin/slax

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ activate()
 
    # check if file exists
    if [ ! -r "$SB" ]; then
-      usage "file not found $SB"
+      usage
+      die "file not found $SB"
    fi
 
    # check if the file is part of aufs union, if yes we need to copy it outside
@@ -145,8 +146,18 @@ deactivate()
 }
 
 
+usage()
+{
+   echo "Usage: $0 [ activate | deactivate | list ] [ file.sb ]" >&2
+   if [ "$1" != "" ]; then
+      echo "$1" >&2
+   fi
+}
+
+
 if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
-   die "Usage: $0 [ activate | deactivate | list ] [ file.sb ]"
+   usage
+   die
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "activate" ]; then

Slax/debian10/bootfiles/syslinux.cfg

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ MENU TABMSG [F1] help                                                        [Ta
 LABEL default
 MENU LABEL Run Slax (Persistent changes)
 KERNEL /slax/boot/vmlinuz
-APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 slax.flags=perch,automount
+APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 consoleblank=0 slax.flags=perch,automount
 
 LABEL perch
 MENU LABEL Run Slax (Fresh start)
 KERNEL /slax/boot/vmlinuz
-APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 slax.flags=automount
+APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 consoleblank=0 slax.flags=automount
 
 LABEL toram
 MENU LABEL Run Slax (Copy to RAM)
 KERNEL /slax/boot/vmlinuz
-APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 slax.flags=toram
+APPEND vga=normal initrd=/slax/boot/initrfs.img load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw printk.time=0 consoleblank=0 slax.flags=toram

Slax/debian10/build

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+THIS=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+
+sed -i -r 's/^LIVEKITNAME.*/LIVEKITNAME="slax"/' $THIS/../../config
+sed -i -r 's/^NETWORK.*/NETWORK=true/' $THIS/../../config
+
+. ./copy
+. ./install
+. ./cleanup
+. ./copy
+
+# now run build script
+SKIPINITRFS=true
+cd ../../
+. ./build
+
+# setup initrd now, to include aufs
+apt-get update
+apt-get install aufs-dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r) --yes
+
+cd initramfs
+. ./initramfs_create
+
+# unpack the sb archive and add aufs modules to /lib/modules
+cd $LIVEKITDATA/$LIVEKITNAME
+unsquashfs 01-core.$BEXT
+cp -a /$LMK/kernel/fs/aufs squashfs-root/$LMK/kernel/fs
+rm -f 01-core.$BEXT
+mksquashfs squashfs-root 01-core.$BEXT -comp xz -b 1024K -always-use-fragments || exit
+rm -Rf squashfs-root
+
+mv -f $INITRAMFS.img $LIVEKITDATA/$LIVEKITNAME/boot/initrfs.img
+cp -vf $THIS/bootfiles/* $LIVEKITDATA/$LIVEKITNAME/boot/

Slax/debian10/cleanup

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -f /etc/fstab
+rm -f /etc/mtab
+rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list~
+rm -Rf /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ssh.service
+rm -f /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dnsmasq.service
+
+rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host*
+
+rm -f /var/backups/*
+rm -f /var/cache/ldconfig/*
+rm -f /var/cache/debconf/*
+rm -f /var/cache/fontconfig/*
+rm -f /var/lib/apt/extended_states
+rm -f /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
+rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.*
+rm -Rf /root/.local/share/mc
+rm -Rf /root/.cache
+rm -f /root/.wget-hsts
+
+rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/*-old
+rm -f /var/log/*
+rm -f /var/log/*/*
+rm -f /var/log/*/*/*
+rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
+rm -f /var/cache/apt/*.bin
+rm -f /var/cache/debconf/*-old
+rm -f /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.leases
+rm -f /root/.bash_history
+rm -f /root/.wget-hsts
+rm -Rf /usr/share/doc/*
+rm -Rf /usr/share/info/*
+rm -f /usr/share/images/fluxbox/debian-squared.jpg
+rm -Rf /usr/share/fluxbox/nls/??*
+rm -Rf /usr/share/gnome/help
+
+rm -Rf /usr/share/locale/??
+rm -Rf /usr/share/locale/??_*
+rm -Rf /usr/share/locale/??@*
+rm -Rf /usr/share/locale/???
+rm -Rf /usr/share/i18n/locales/*_*
+rm -Rf /usr/share/man/??
+rm -Rf /usr/share/man/*_*
+
+rm -Rf /usr/share/icons/elementaryXubuntu-dark
+rm -Rf /usr/share/icons/gnome/256x256
+
+rm /usr/share/applications/compton.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/debian-uxterm.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/debian-xterm.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/htop.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/mc.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/mcedit.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/pcmanfm-desktop-pref.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/python2.7.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/python3.7.desktop
+rm /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop
+
+
+
+# Unzip gzipped files (man pages), so LZMA can compress 2times better.
+# First we fix symlinks, then uncompress files
+# $1 = search directory
+uncompress_files()
+{
+   local LINK LINE
+
+   find "$1" -type l -name "*.gz" | while read LINE; do
+      LINK="$(readlink "$LINE" | sed -r 's/.gz$//')"
+      FILE="$(echo "$LINE" | sed -r 's/.gz$//')"
+      ln -sfn "$LINK" "$FILE"
+      rm -f "$LINE"
+   done
+   find "$1" -type f -name "*.gz" | xargs -r gunzip
+}
+
+uncompress_files /etc/alternatives
+uncompress_files /usr/share/man
+
+# remove broken links
+# $1 = search directory
+remove_broken_links()
+{
+   find "$1" -type l -exec test ! -e {} \; -print | xargs rm -vf
+}
+
+remove_broken_links /etc/alternatives
+remove_broken_links /usr/share/man
+

Slax/debian10/install

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CURRENT="$(ls -1 /boot)"
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get dist-upgrade --yes
+
+NEW="$(ls -1 /boot)"
+
+if [ "$CURRENT" != "$NEW" ]; then
+   echo "It looks like your kernel has been upgraded."
+   echo "You should reboot and restart the build process."
+   exit
+fi
+
+# if kernel was upgraded, you may need to reboot
+apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends mc squashfs-tools genisoimage zip unzip psmisc net-tools \
+alsa-utils man less xz-utils ca-certificates openssl acpid acpi-support-base powermgmt-base bzip2 gpart \
+hdparm sdparm mdadm smartmontools dosfstools lsof htop gddrescue rsync netcat ssh gpm wireless-tools \
+ntfs-3g rfkill file dnsmasq ntpdate dvd+rw-tools usb-modeswitch pm-utils wget
+
+ln -sf bash /bin/sh
+
+apt-get remove --yes vim* grub* debconf-i18n installation-report
+
+CWD="$(pwd)"
+cd /tmp
+apt-get download acpi-support
+dpkg -x acpi-support*.deb /tmp/acpisupport
+cd /tmp/acpisupport
+cp -aR * /
+cd "$CWD"

Slax/debian10/modules/02-xorg/build

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends \
     libgl1-mesa-dri \
     libglu1-mesa
 
+# Set setuid bit on xorg binary, so it can be started by guest user
+chmod u+s /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg
+
 # use only white cursors. There were some troubles if the other cursors
 # was left behind, installing gtk apps reverted the cursor from white to gray,
 # so we're going to nuke it to leave only Snow cursors active.
@@ -36,3 +39,4 @@ update-alternatives --set x-terminal-emulator /usr/bin/xterm
 . /tmp/cleanup
 
 savechanges /02-xorg.sb
+

Slax/debian10/modules/02-xorg/rootcopy/root/.Xresources

@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ Xft.hinting:    true
 Xft.hintstyle:  hintfull
 Xft.lcdfilter:  lcdlegacy
 Xft.rgba:       rgb
+
+XTerm*selectToClipboard: true

Slax/debian10/modules/03-desktop/build

@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ cp debian/$NAME/usr/bin/fluxbox /squashfs-root/usr/bin
 
 
 # add xlunch from sources
-wget -O /tmp/xlunch.tar.gz https://github.com/Tomas-M/xlunch/archive/v4.4.1.tar.gz
+wget -O /tmp/xlunch.tar.gz https://github.com/Tomas-M/xlunch/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz
 cd /tmp
 tar -xf xlunch.tar.gz
-cd xlunch-4.4.1
+cd xlunch-4.5.3
 make
 cp xlunch /squashfs-root/usr/bin
 cp extra/gentriesquick /squashfs-root/usr/bin/xlunch_genquick

Slax/debian10/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/root/.fluxbox/startup

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ done
 xsetroot -solid '#111111'
 xsetroot -xcf /usr/share/icons/breeze_cursors/cursors/watch 37
 
+# disable screen blanking
+xset s off
+xset -dpms
+
 # volume icon in system tray. Can fail if no soundcard is detected
 volumeicon &
 
@@ -68,6 +72,11 @@ rm -f $SIGNAL2 2>/dev/null
       sleep 0.1
    done
    touch $SIGNAL2
+
+   (sleep 1; (echo; sleep 10; echo :quit) | xlunch --window --xposition 20 --yposition -30 \
+   --width 195 --height 53 --noscroll --noprompt --backgroundcolor ffffff00 \
+   --multiple --desktop --button "/usr/share/fluxbox/styles/Slax/pixmaps/start-here.png;;0,0;fbappselect" & ) &
+
    exec compton --sw-opti -e 0.9 --shadow-exclude 'class_g="xlunch-windowed"' --fade-exclude 'role*="fluxbox-toolbar"' --opacity-rule '70:role*="fluxbox-toolbar"' --no-fading-destroyed-argb -D 5 -c -f -l -2 -t -2 -r 0 -o 1 -z --shadow-exclude 'bounding_shaped'
 ) &
 

Slax/debian10/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/usr/bin/fbliveapp

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$1" = "votecoin" ]; then
+   NAME="VoteCoin Wallet"
+   ABOUT="VoteCoin Wallet is a crypto currency wallet,
+forked from ZCash, which itslef forked from Bitcoin.
+It supports fully anonymous transactions and voting.
+Receive free 10 VOT coins for installing the wallet.
+In the future, VoteCoin will be used for decision
+funding in Slax."
+   TMP="/tmp/votecoin.tar.gz"
+   EXECUTABLE="/opt/VoteCoin Wallet-linux-x64/VoteCoin Wallet"
+   INSTALL="wget -O $TMP 'https://votecoin.site/download.php?os=linux' && tar -xf $TMP -C /opt && rm -f $TMP && apt install --yes libxss1 libgconf-2-4 libnss3"
+   POSTINSTALL=""
+   ONLY64=true
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "vlc" ]; then
+   NAME="VLC Video Player"
+   ABOUT="VLC Video Player is a free and open source multimedia player
+and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs,
+Audio CDs, CVDs, and various streaming protocols."
+   EXECUTABLE="/usr/bin/vlc"
+   INSTALL="apt install --yes vlc"
+   POSTINSTALL="rm /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop; mkdir /home/guest/.config/vlc; echo '[qt4]
+qt-privacy-ask=0' > /home/guest/.config/vlc/vlcrc;"
+   GUEST=true
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "chromium" ]; then
+   NAME="Chromium Web Browser"
+   ABOUT="Chromium is a free and open source version of
+the famous Chrome browser, developed by Google."
+   EXECUTABLE="/usr/bin/chromium"
+   INSTALL="apt install --yes chromium chromium-sandbox"
+   POSTINSTALL="rm -f /usr/share/applications/chromium.desktop"
+   GUEST=true
+fi
+
+shift
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+#   do not touch anything below this line
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ "$ABOUT" != "" ]; then
+   ABOUT="$ABOUT
+
+"
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$EXECUTABLE" = "" ]; then
+   exit
+fi
+
+
+if [ ! -f "$EXECUTABLE" ]; then
+
+   if [ $(uname -m) != 'x86_64' -a "$ONLY64" = "true" ]; then
+      gtkdialog -i /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/dialog-warning.png  -t Error -m "$NAME only works in 64bit version of Slax" -y OK
+      exit 1
+   fi
+
+   if gtkdialog -i /usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/dialog-question.png -t Question -m "$ABOUT$NAME is not yet installed.
+Do you like to download and install it now?" -y Yes -n No; then
+      xterm -ls -e bash --login -c -- "$INSTALL; $POSTINSTALL"
+   fi
+fi
+
+
+if [ -f "$EXECUTABLE" ]; then
+
+   fbstartupnotify
+
+   if [ "$GUEST" = "true" -a "$EUID" -eq 0 ]; then
+      xhost + >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+      exec su -c "$EXECUTABLE "$@""  guest
+   fi
+
+   exec "$EXECUTABLE" "$@"
+
+fi