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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 (admin) |
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| + | # except do not install openssh-server (this has to be installed after the LiveDVD installation since it fails if it's part of the LiveDVD) |
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| − | # add prof ubuntu/admin to admin course |
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| + | # set password for MySQL (wwadmin) |
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# add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse |
# add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse |
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| − | Read about remastersys (from http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/ubuntu.html) |
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| + | Read about PinguyBuilder (from https://sourceforge.net/projects/pinguy-os/files/ISO_Builder/) |
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| − | Install |
+ | Install PinguyBuilder in Ubuntu |
| − | Where can I get remastersys? |
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| + | sudo dpkg -i package_name.deb |
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| − | The Remastersys repository needs to be added to your /etc/apt/sources.list |
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| − | Paste the following into the sources.list: |
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| − | # Remastersys |
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| − | deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/ |
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| − | Then run "sudo apt-get update" and install remastersys. |
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| + | CLEAN UP SYSTEM |
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| − | CLEAN UP SYSTEM; |
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| + | # sudo find / -name *~ -print |
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| + | # Clear Firefox data, logs |
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| + | Remove openssh-server if installed |
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| − | sudo find / -namw *~ -print |
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| + | Unser settings |
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| − | Clear Firefox data, logs |
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| + | # LIVEUSER "wwadmin" |
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| + | # LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo" |
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| + | # CUSTOMISO "WW2.4_Ubuntu9.10_Vanilla_LiveDVD.iso" |
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| + | Now create the iso file |
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| − | Edit /etc/remastersys.conf |
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| − | LIVEUSER "ubuntu" |
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| − | LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo" |
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| − | CUSTOMISO "WW2.4Demo_Ubuntu9.04_LiveDVD.iso" |
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| − | Note: info in the remastersys.conf file didn't seem to get read or maybe I missed something. |
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| − | sudo remaster.sys backup |
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| − | The iso file is in /home/remastersys/ |
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| + | The iso file and md5 sum is in /home/PinguyBuilder/PinguyBuilder |
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to burn: right click on file and select write to disk |
to burn: right click on file and select write to disk |
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 19 July 2018
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
- except do not install openssh-server (this has to be installed after the LiveDVD installation since it fails if it's part of the LiveDVD)
- set password for MySQL (wwadmin)
- add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
Read about PinguyBuilder (from https://sourceforge.net/projects/pinguy-os/files/ISO_Builder/)
Install PinguyBuilder in Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i package_name.deb
CLEAN UP SYSTEM
- sudo find / -name *~ -print
- Clear Firefox data, logs
Remove openssh-server if installed
Unser settings
- LIVEUSER "wwadmin"
- LIVECDLABEL "WeBWorK Live DVD Demo"
- CUSTOMISO "WW2.4_Ubuntu9.10_Vanilla_LiveDVD.iso"
Now create the iso file
The iso file and md5 sum is in /home/PinguyBuilder/PinguyBuilder to burn: right click on file and select write to disk
