Difference between revisions of "Create WeBWorK LiveDVD"
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# Install following the standard directions with the following options |
# Install following the standard directions with the following options |
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## Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD) |
## Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD) |
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| − | ## User name: |
+ | ## User name: wwadmin |
| − | ## login: |
+ | ## login: wwadmin |
| − | ## password: |
+ | ## password: wwadmin |
| − | ## Computer name: |
+ | ## Computer name: wwserver |
| − | Note: |
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| − | The process hung at step 6 -migrate settings. There were no setting to migrate but I had problems continuing. No forward key. I just starting hitting keys and something worked, maybe Fn something |
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| − | (this may be an artifact of my laptop which has about 10 separate partitions and I'm installing into one of them) |
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Follow install directions |
Follow install directions |
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| − | # set password for MySQL ( |
+ | # set password for MySQL (wwadmin) |
| − | # add prof ubuntu/admin to admin course |
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# add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse |
# add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse |
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CLEAN UP SYSTEM |
CLEAN UP SYSTEM |
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| − | # sudo find / - |
+ | # sudo find / -name *~ -print |
# Clear Firefox data, logs |
# Clear Firefox data, logs |
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Edit /etc/remastersys.conf |
Edit /etc/remastersys.conf |
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| − | # LIVEUSER " |
+ | # LIVEUSER "wwadmin" |
# LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo" |
# LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo" |
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| − | # CUSTOMISO "WW2. |
+ | # CUSTOMISO "WW2.4_Ubuntu9.10_Vanilla_LiveDVD.iso" |
Note: info in the remastersys.conf file didn't seem to get read or maybe I missed something. |
Note: info in the remastersys.conf file didn't seem to get read or maybe I missed something. |
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Revision as of 14:23, 16 December 2009
Instructions for creating WeBWorK-LiveDVD
Note that the resulting .iso image can be used to create both a bootable LiveDVD and a bootable Live USB flash memory stick
- Download the ubuntu live CD
- Install following the standard directions with the following options
- Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD)
- User name: wwadmin
- login: wwadmin
- password: wwadmin
- Computer name: wwserver
Follow install directions
- set password for MySQL (wwadmin)
- add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
Read about remastersys (from http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/ubuntu.html)
Install Remastersys in Ubuntu
Where can I get remastersys? The Remastersys repository needs to be added to your /etc/apt/sources.list
Paste the following into the sources.list:
- Remastersys
deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
Then run "sudo apt-get update" and install remastersys.
CLEAN UP SYSTEM
- sudo find / -name *~ -print
- Clear Firefox data, logs
Edit /etc/remastersys.conf
- LIVEUSER "wwadmin"
- LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo"
- CUSTOMISO "WW2.4_Ubuntu9.10_Vanilla_LiveDVD.iso"
Note: info in the remastersys.conf file didn't seem to get read or maybe I missed something. sudo remaster.sys backup
The iso file is in /home/remastersys/
to burn: right click on file and select write to disk
