[Q] 4 .iso's compressed into 1?

[thelildrummabot]

I want to burn 4 different .iso's onto one disk.
Ubuntu 12.10 32bit: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?distro=desktop&bits=32&release=latest
ubuntu 12.10 64bit: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?distro=desktop&bits=64&release=latest
Mint Mate 14 32bit: http://mirror.nexcess.net/linuxmint/iso//stable/14/linuxmint-14.1-mate-dvd-32bit.iso
Mint Mate 64bit: http://mirror.nexcess.net/linuxmint/iso//stable/14/linuxmint-14.1-mate-dvd-64bit.iso

I want to know how to do this. Is there a way to make it 1.iso and burn it normally? I have tried this and got no luck: http://multicd.tuxfamily.org/#Instructions

Any suggestions?

[thelildrummabot]

I'm on ubuntu 12.10 64bit

[tgalati4]

Did you follow the instructions precisely? What failed?

[oldfred]

I find it easier just to copy ISO to a flash drive and use grub to loopmount boot them. You just need to install grub to flash drive, create a grub.cfg with the ISO boot stanza.

Install grub2 to USB -general info
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#GRUB_USB
Label partition & mount:
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/grub2 /dev/sda
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2#Booting_an_ISO_Directly_From_GRUB2


MultiBoot USB with Grub2 (boot directly from iso files)
Basically you just install grub2, create a folder for the isos and edit a grub.cfg to loop mount the isos.
HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1288604
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1535864

Hard drive not really different than flash drive since flash is seen as a second drive. Partition number and path are critical in getting it to work.

This will boot an ISO from a hard drive.
ISO Booting with Grub 2 from Hard drive - drs305
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot
Examples - you may copy & edit for your path & ISO version
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot/Examples
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1549847

[thelildrummabot]

I did the 2nd code and it didn't work with mint 32bit. I tried just Ubuntu and it worked but didn't get the. Iso

[thelildrummabot]

edit: I got "Could not open 32.linuxmint".

[thelildrummabot]

I find it easier just to copy ISO to a flash drive and use grub to loopmount boot them. You just need to install grub to flash drive, create a grub.cfg with the ISO boot stanza.

Install grub2 to USB -general info
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#GRUB_USB
Label partition & mount:
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/grub2 /dev/sda
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2#Booting_an_ISO_Directly_From_GRUB2


MultiBoot USB with Grub2 (boot directly from iso files)
Basically you just install grub2, create a folder for the isos and edit a grub.cfg to loop mount the isos.
HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1288604
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1535864

Hard drive not really different than flash drive since flash is seen as a second drive. Partition number and path are critical in getting it to work.

This will boot an ISO from a hard drive.
ISO Booting with Grub 2 from Hard drive - drs305
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot
Examples - you may copy & edit for your path & ISO version
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot/Examples
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1549847

It is easier but I plan to put them on DVD's for commercial use. (sell them) And find it easier to sell them on discs.

[thelildrummabot]

I figured it out, Is it possible to make it smaller as GB wise. It is too big to fit on a 4.7gb disc. Any suggestions?

[thelildrummabot]

I tried to right click compress to .iso and it only kept a folder called '.' And there was nothing in it. Any other ways of compressing it?

[MAFoElffen]

I tried to right click compress to .iso and it only kept a folder called '.' And there was nothing in it. Any other ways of compressing it?
4 ideas-
- Double density disks... but not all users have double density drives.
- Unpack the ISO's and all the tar.gz's on the iso and change the compression rates on the build back to ISO. See creating custom distro's or custom LiveCD's. The reference pages have tip's on changing the compression. Of course the compression factor will affect performance of the Live Image having to expand more on starting up. This may impact on how user's view the performance of those images.
- Create a single ISO combining what is common between but, reference the common in the install manifest... That is how LiveCD's and Install ISO's work with included varied arch'es and flavor's right? Or like the old Alternate Install or Minimum Install ISO'es... Select options from a common local apt repo.
- Create a Net Install ISO targeted at the various install "current" images located elsewhere.

[oldfred]

While the new Ubuntu versions are a bit oversized they are not that large unless you use the DVD versions. I would think Mint is the same way. Install the CD versions and if users want a lot more software they can download it.
So 4 installs should fit on a standard DVD since each should be less than 1GB, or are you now trying to install 5 or more?

[thelildrummabot]

4 ideas-
- Double density disks... but not all users have double density drives.
- Unpack the ISO's and all the tar.gz's on the iso and change the compression rates on the build back to ISO. See creating custom distro's or custom LiveCD's. The reference pages have tip's on changing the compression. Of course the compression factor will affect performance of the Live Image having to expand more on starting up. This may impact on how user's view the performance of those images.
- Create a single ISO combining what is common between but, reference the common in the install manifest... That is how LiveCD's and Install ISO's work with included varied arch'es and flavor's right? Or like the old Alternate Install or Minimum Install ISO'es... Select options from a common local apt repo.
- Create a Net Install ISO targeted at the various install "current" images located elsewhere.

I don't understand any of the bottom 3 and I'm not buying double DVD. Could i upload the .iso and you could attempt at the one of the bottom3 for me?

[thelildrummabot]

Forget about it. I added something that was unnecessary and it made it smaller. Thanks for the help. Please report this to get it locked.