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(New page: ===Instructions for creating WeBWorK-LiveDVD=== # Download the ubuntu live CD # Install following the standard directions with the following options Don't partition disks separately (it d...)
 
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# Download the ubuntu live CD
 
# Download the ubuntu live CD
 
# Install following the standard directions with the following options
 
# Install following the standard directions with the following options
Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD)
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## Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD)
User name: Ubuntu
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## User name: Ubuntu
login: ubuntu
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## login: ubuntu
password: admin
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## password: admin
Computer name: WeBWorK-LiveDVD
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## Computer name: WeBWorK-LiveDVD
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Note:
 
Note:
 
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
 
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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Follow install directions
 
Follow install directions
set password for MySQL (admin)
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# set password for MySQL (admin)
add prof ubuntu/admin to admin course
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# add prof ubuntu/admin to admin course
add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
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# add practice users and jsmith/jsmith to myTestCourse
   
install remastersys (from http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/ubuntu.html)
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Read about remastersys (from http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/ubuntu.html)
   
 
Install Remastersys in Ubuntu
 
Install Remastersys in Ubuntu
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Paste the following into the sources.list:
 
Paste the following into the sources.list:
   
For Hardy and Newer - version 2.0.12-1 and up
 
 
# Remastersys
 
# Remastersys
 
deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/
 
deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/

Revision as of 13:03, 28 July 2009

Instructions for creating WeBWorK-LiveDVD

  1. Download the ubuntu live CD
  2. Install following the standard directions with the following options
    1. Don't partition disks separately (it doesn't matter for the Live DVD)
    2. User name: Ubuntu
    3. login: ubuntu
    4. password: admin
    5. Computer name: WeBWorK-LiveDVD

Note: 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 (this may be an artifact of my laptop which has about 10 separate partitions and I'm installing into one of them)

Follow install directions

  1. set password for MySQL (admin)
  2. add prof ubuntu/admin to admin course
  3. 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:

  1. Remastersys

deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository ubuntu/

Then run "sudo apt-get update" and install remastersys.