On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 06:30:26PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 04:29:41PM -0000, Antony Gelberg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > One of the things I often do in my line of work is install a Linux bridging > > firewall. I generally install a minimal Debian, recompile the kernel, and > > run my bridge and firewall scripts from bootmisc.sh. > > > > What I'd really like is to create a distribution of my own that would > > install automatically onto a PC, with minimal interactivity. For example, I > > don't want to be asked about partitioning, I just want to wipe the disk, > > create an ext3 partition and format it. I want vim, links, sshd (amongst > > others). I want apt-get and a custom 2.4.23 kernel. > > > > Is there a way to do this based on Debian (for apt-get etc)? I am a big > > Debian fan, but even a minimal install is more than I need. > > FAI. Bootfloppies. Possibly other ideas. > > Or look at Linux From Scratch.
One messy way is to make a CD image with mkisofs that boots linux, runs fdisk to format /dev/hda, untars a small customised root partition taken from an existing installation, and runs lilo (using chroot I guess). Patrick Lesslie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
