DIY Custom Ubuntu LiveCD
I’ve always been impressed by people who know enough about the Linux operating system to build their own distribution or LiveCD. I have been struggling through building Linux from scratch but I haven’t had the time to work on it as of late. I think it would be cool to have your own customized distribution or at least version of a Linux distribution.
Well, I just happened to stumble upon Reconstructor today. It give you the ability to create a custom distribution of Ubuntu so that it runs the way you want it to out of the box.
From their website:
Reconstructor is a Live CD creator for Ubuntu Linux.
It uses the Ubuntu Linux Live CD as a base, and then allows customization of boot screens (usplash), gnome settings, and software (you can also use the chroot environment to make other changes before creating the live cd).
Reconstructor uses the solid Ubuntu foundation, and allows for extensive customization. For example, create a custom Live CD with blender, inkscape, etc. included for a friend in graphics, or simply use econstructor to re-brand your environment (wallpaper, fonts).
It’s a pretty simple program to use. The screenshots tell you exactly what to expect.
The current version of Reconstructor is 2.1-1 and there are several modules available for it.
One Response to “DIY Custom Ubuntu LiveCD”
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Orgrimdoom Says:
September 15th, 2007 at 6:55 pmcan you do animated boot ups (ie i want my name to boot up in text that flys onto the screen?)
