Questions tagged [livecd]
A Live CD is a bootable CD-ROM with an OS on it
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Debian Linux live system toram: Failed to open /dev/shm device
I have written a shell script to create a squashfs live system from a hard drive installation, in order to have a linux system running only in ram.
But when I run the toram live system, I have the ...
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Live Alpine Linux can't find any disks
I've been making a bootable, CLI Alpine Linux recovery disk, but Cfdisk can't find any disks to partition, neither does setup-disk, what are the steps I need to take to have a functioning partition ...
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Building a Debian install image with a custom kernel using a Debian Live Build
I am trying to create a debian install image using a live-build tool.
But during installation, the custom kernel I added is not used.
I am trying to create a debian install image using a debian live ...
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How to create a live-cd that launches debian-installer and works properly?
I'm trying to create a custom Debian live-cd with live-build and debian-installer.
I need a "Desktop" Debian Installer. As described in the manual:
"Desktop" Debian Installer: ...
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How to change default username/hostname for Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS LiveCD?
I'm trying to edit the default username/hostname for a a custom Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS LiveCD.
I'm understanding I need to edit the /etc/casper.conf file that resides inside $ISO_MEDIA/casper/initrd, ...
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Is there a way to auto-update a live OS?
I'm currently using a Debian installation for a DIY router. In the interests of security, I'm wondering how I might switch to a non-persistent installation in order to defend against any persistence ...
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Where are stored the default user and password used by the Debian live?
When I load the LIVE version of Debian 11 (xfce edition),I can't login using the login and password live / user,but I should use root / root. On the preseed file I'm using root / root as login / ...
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How to disable device mapper for live.iso?
I made a live.iso by livemedia-creator. I use it to make livecd. However, when I boot it, the disk(/dev/sda) is always controlled by /dev/mapper. I want to make my iso boot without /dev/mapper enabled....
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Can I boot a LiveOS which stored on disk and install itself to disk with '--format' option?
I made a LiveOS(live.iso) by livemedia-creator and put it in /dev/sda1. I modified grub.cfg, added a new entry and successfully boot into this LiveOS. Now I want to install this LiveOS to the disk /...
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Grub: boot from CD-ROM, then continue booting from SD card?
My question is related to Grub: boot with USB key, then continue booting from SD card? besides I am trying to create a grub iso file that I will later burn to a CD and this should be the way that I am ...
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Persistent Debian Live HDD
I want to make a persistent live boot in which I can store my data on a debian iso booted from a hard drive. So I downloaded debian-live (here), modified the grub entry to be able to boot into the ...
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How can i create a bootable iso of my current installed system?
I'm on debian stable and I'm looking for some tools to create a bootable iso of my system, with attached apps installed and personal files, so that I can replicate it on multiple machines.
At the ...
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How to mount image.ext2 file system that is in iso9660 image (livecd)
I have ISO9660 image. In this image there are isolinux bootloader, small initrd.gz filesystem, Linux kernel and real root.ext2/3/4 file system. After in virtual machine the system was loaded in the ...
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How to update the kernel for a live CD Linux image
I have a liveCD ubuntu Linux iso image. I need to update the kernel of this image. I've tried to get the iso on a host Ubuntu system and move the compiled kernel and the modules from there to the ...
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Are there any Live CDs (ISOs) that come with Powershell?
It seems to me that the license surrounding Powershell would prevent a Live CD coming with Powershell; but I'm not a laywer.
But it also seems to me that it would be somewhat useful for purposes of ...
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