On 20-Nov-2001 Chapman, Matt wrote: > Hi: > > Here is my plan. Take Tier system approach to a proxy/cache/filter setup > using debian as the linux distro. I want to setup a box and then slim it > down to just what it needs for the "appliance" type of system. How can I > then make an image (CD Install) of it so that a user could just get a CD > matching this hardware (if that is even a problem) and all this would be > configured already? > > Better yet that the CD have a gui similar to the Debian one that asks a few > simple questions that then get written to the appropriate conf files before > the appliance starts for the first time? > > > As a side note: What language is the Debian installer written in and where > are any sources for it for examples? :)
It is called boot-floppies. Written in C and other things. The source is quite evil and not long for this world. The nice thing is the installer handles floppies and cds as if they were the same thing. There is a utility to take a package list and make a cd image from it, I just can not remember the name. Search though the available file.
