custom instal build? pre-download custom set of pkgs to reduce ea. installation time?

[snoopy-2009]

Ive tried searching a few different times with different terms in the past, since joining ubuntu community.. what i've found doesnt seem like what i was looking for.. i wish i had the one page im thinking of, but i couldnt find it again for reference, so i could just ask if thats really the process i want.

what im trying to do, or know if is possible, is how to build maybe a custom installation?

what im really trying to accomplish, is to skip (most of) the upgrading process after i install 11.04. upgrading to gnome-shell takes quite a bit of time; i wouldnt mind using a larger memory stick, if could just skip most of the downloading part each time I install on one of my systems.



another question semi related.. is ubuntu server pretty much just the exact same thing as one of the ubuntu builds, just with different packages being installed?

[jerrrys]

Remastersys ?

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-custom-ubuntu-live-cd-with-remastersys.html

more here

http://www.googlubuntu.com/results/?cx=006238239194895611142:u-ocqbntw_o&q=custom+iso&sa=Search&cof=FORID:9#926

[snoopy-2009]

wow man! thanks! thats pretty awesome!! not what i had seen before, definitely much more what i was looking for!! thanks again!!

[snoopy-2009]

actually i just found this in the comments on that other link... this seems even a bit more suitable.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization

[Hakunka-Matata]

Ive tried searching a few different times with different terms in the past, since joining ubuntu community.. what i've found doesnt seem like what i was looking for.. i wish i had the one page im thinking of, but i couldnt find it again for reference, so i could just ask if thats really the process i want.

what im trying to do, or know if is possible, is how to build maybe a custom installation?

what im really trying to accomplish, is to skip (most of) the upgrading process after i install 11.04. upgrading to gnome-shell takes quite a bit of time; i wouldnt mind using a larger memory stick, if could just skip most of the downloading part each time I install on one of my systems.



another question semi related.. is ubuntu server pretty much just the exact same thing as one of the ubuntu builds, just with different packages being installed?

You are quite right.

[ratin3]

actually i just found this in the comments on that other link... this seems even a bit more suitable.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization

Hi I am trying to do the same as you, did you get all the customization (such as automatically choosing locale, partition etc so that the installer dont have to type anything) done by following that website? I am not able to, even with custom ubuntu.seed

[snoopy-2009]

no.. im sorry, i never attempted doing this. maybe one of these days ill try it. it seems like an awesome option available!! <3 linux.