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## Linux Live Kit Improved.
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This set of scripts will help you to
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build your own Live Kit distro. This project is based on
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the original Linux Live Kit. <http://linux-live.org>
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## You will need to have the following installed:
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* squashfs-tools
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* genisoimage and/or mkisofs (optional)
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* zip
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## Before you build:
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1. Store Linux Live Kit in a directory which is not going to be included
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in your live distro, else it would be copied to it.
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The best practice is to make a directory such
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as for example: '/tmp/a', and put all the files there.
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### NOTE:
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* Make sure to extract and use it on a POSIX-compatible
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filesystem (for ex: EXT4), since it will create symlinks
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and such that might not be compatible in for example: FAT
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and such other filesystems.
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2. Before you start building your Live Kit, please consider
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editing the ./.config file, and tweak it to suit your needs.
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Most importantly, change the LIVEKITNAME variable.
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3. Make sure you are pointing to the right kernel. If in doubt,
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change the path in ./.config. Your kernel must support both
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SquashFS and AUFS, or else you will get an error both while
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building, and when you actually boot your Live Kit.
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### PROTIP:
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* On most Linux distros, the kernel is in /vmlinuz, a
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symlink to /boot/vmlinuz-* or even /boot/vmlinux-*
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* Debian Jessie's kernel supports both AUFS and SquashFS out-of-the-box.
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It's recommended to use Debian Jessie as the base OS, but the choice is yours.
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4. It's recommended to replace boot background in
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bootfiles/bootpic.png and edit syslinux.cfg to fit your needs.
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### NOTE:
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* When editing the configuration file, make sure to keep all paths
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pointing to /boot/, since it will be replaced to /LIVEKITNAME/boot/
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during the build session.
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5. Linux Live Kit comes with precompiled static binaries in ./initramfs
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directory. Those may be outdated but will work. You may replace them
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by your own statically linked binaries, if you know how to compile them.
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If you want to boot your Live Kit from a CD, you'll need to recompile
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syslinux.bin and/or isolinux.bin else it won't be able to boot
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your Live Kit from directory "/LIVEKITNAME".
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There is a script prepared for you which will do all of the building.
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Simply go to directory ./tools/ and run isolinux.bin-update, it will rebuild
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isolinux.bin automatically by downloading SysLinux sources, patching them using
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your actual LIVEKITNAME and recompiling. This step is not needed if you only need
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the ZIP archive version.
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6. If you have tmpfs mounted on /tmp, make sure you have enough (or maybe even
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a lot of) RAM, since Live Kit will store lots of data to the target.
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If you don't have enough (or even went out of) RAM, make sure
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that /tmp is a regular on-disk directory.
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7. If you want to include your own bundules, then the 'include\_bund/' directory
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might come in handy! Just make sure that the file extension will match
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with your chosen .BEXT extension.
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When you're ready, run the ./build script to build your Live Kit Distro.
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The script will:
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+ Build both ISO and ZIP files for you in /tmp
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+ Do all the hard work for you.
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+ Will automatically check for errors.
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+ Will warn you if you don't have the correct packages.
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