Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 20 Oct 2011, 00:44
A bit of a gravedig, but I have some experience with making custom Linux distributions.
I actually have a custom Linux distribution build setup on GitHub, in case anyone's interested: https://github.com/Blender3D/Induction-Linux
I based my distro off of Arch Linux. Arch is a joy to work with if you build from source, as it can automatically update packages that you build from source without user intervention. I test all of the book scanning software on Arch Linux, and I can confirm that every (non-Windows) program works without any problems (aside from programming errors, but that can't be blamed on Arch).
The produced ISO is about 550 MB, but it includes XFCE, tons of software (Firefox, Thunderbird, Geany, Java, Flash, Banshee, Abiword, Gnumeric, and a few more tools). If the base system would inclue [i[just[/i] book scanning software, I'd imagine the ISO could be stripped to just 200 MB (or less).
Building the ISO is even simpler (once you install the prerequisites), as it's just a Makefile.
If anyone's interested in working with it, let me know and I can write up some documentation and help you set it up. I can strip it of all the unneeded programs and install development versions of all the required packages. I already have that functionality built in (building packages from source and installing when generating the ISO), so bringing that functionality to the user wouldn't be a problem at all.
I actually have a custom Linux distribution build setup on GitHub, in case anyone's interested: https://github.com/Blender3D/Induction-Linux
I based my distro off of Arch Linux. Arch is a joy to work with if you build from source, as it can automatically update packages that you build from source without user intervention. I test all of the book scanning software on Arch Linux, and I can confirm that every (non-Windows) program works without any problems (aside from programming errors, but that can't be blamed on Arch).
The produced ISO is about 550 MB, but it includes XFCE, tons of software (Firefox, Thunderbird, Geany, Java, Flash, Banshee, Abiword, Gnumeric, and a few more tools). If the base system would inclue [i[just[/i] book scanning software, I'd imagine the ISO could be stripped to just 200 MB (or less).
Building the ISO is even simpler (once you install the prerequisites), as it's just a Makefile.
If anyone's interested in working with it, let me know and I can write up some documentation and help you set it up. I can strip it of all the unneeded programs and install development versions of all the required packages. I already have that functionality built in (building packages from source and installing when generating the ISO), so bringing that functionality to the user wouldn't be a problem at all.