I have a "image build" system on amazon. I create the volumes, do a scripted install, and then the system makes a disk image which I download. Then I just put the result onto a hard disk, resize the main partition, and install grub and away I go. On Tue, 15 Jan 2013, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: > I'm curious how you pull off the image thing; you said you create an image > and go from there. Do you install debian in a vm or something? how does that > work? > On 1/15/2013 12:36 PM, Kelly Prescott wrote: >> I suggest Debian or Arch. >> Debian works out of the box as long as you use software speech, and you >> can use the modified arch installer for Arch if you choose that. >> I am not sure if the Debian installer talks, because I build my debian >> images in the Amazon cloud and then download them and image them onto the >> hard drives I use. >> It is a strange process, but I get the exact stuff I want installed for >> each machine. >> I also maintain a "shell" machine which is a netbook running Debian >> Testing that I use to connect to any machine that only has ssh access. >> >> >> On Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Don Raikes wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > >> > >> > I have been working with linux for over 12 years now. I have used >> > redhat, fedora, debian and ubuntu, but now I need to move from ubuntu to >> > something different and hopefully more accessible. >> > >> > >> > >> > The latest few releases of ubuntu have become almost totally >> > inaccessible with thee new unity desktop. >> > >> > >> > >> > My goal is to create an accessible linux livecd with a ton of accessible >> > cyber security tools like cyber forensics and network security tools. >> > >> > >> > >> > I don't mind compiling the tools myself and doing that part, I just need >> > a good baseline linux distro. >> > >> > >> > >> > Most of the tools are console-based, so something that boots to the >> > console is great as long as I can go into an x-windows environment if >> > necessary. >> > >> > >> > >> > I am open to suggestions and would appreciate some tips. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >
