Use ZLIB instead of LZMA compression in mksquashfs part of the build process.
+[[usage-examples]]
Usage examples
--------------
in an empty /dev/shm, so please use another directory for $CHROOT_OUTPUT,
$BUILD_OUTPUT and $ISO_OUTPUT if you plan to create more persistent output. :)
+[[main-features]]
Main features of grml-live
--------------------------
* multi-arch support (work in progress)
+[[class-concept]]
The class concept
-----------------
* XORG: providing important packages for use with a base grml-featured X.org
setup
+[[files]]
Files
-----
This directory provides the files used for building the initramfs/initrd via
live-initramfs(8).
+[[log-files]]
Available log files
-------------------
If you are using the grml-live buildd you will find the logs of the grml-live
run at /var/log/grml-buildd.stdout and /var/log/grml-buildd.stderr.
+[[requirements]]
Requirements for the build system
---------------------------------
* Kernel 2.6.28-grml: does NOT work, please use zlib mode instead or switch
to Debian package squashfs-lzma-tools (see section above).
+[[faq]]
FAQ
---
and the ISO can be found inside /grml-live/grml-live/grml_isos/ then.
+[[fai-on-etch]]
Help, I'm using Debian etch and I don't have FAI version >3.2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
or check out the link:http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/[FAI-homepage] for
further details.
+[[how-to-debug]]
I've problems with the build process. How to start debugging?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# tar zcf grml_live_problem.tar.gz /etc/grml/grml-live.conf \
/etc/grml/grml-buildd.conf /var/log/fai /etc/grml/fai
+[[local-debian-mirror]]
Can I use my own (local) Debian mirror?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
non-local mirrors. Using a fallback mirror (via providing several mirrors in
GRML_LIVE_SOURCES as used by default) is a recommended setting.
+[[add-additional-debian-packages]]
How do I add additional Debian package(s) to my CD/ISO?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# grml-live -c GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,I386,MIKA
+[[reset-grml-live-configuration]]
I fscked up my grml-live configuration. How do I reset it to the defaults?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
link:http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2007/03/14/maintain-etc-with-mercurial-on-debian/[http://michael-prokop.at/blog/2007/03/14/maintain-etc-with-mercurial-on-debian/]
for more details how to maintain /etc using the mercurial VCS.
+[[create-a-base-tgz]]
How do I create a base.tgz for use as NFSROOT?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/grml-live/grml-live_20071029.22138/grml_chroot//
[...]
+[[apt-cacher]]
Set up apt-cacher / apt-cacher-ng for use with grml-live
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
restart' or '/etc/init.d/apt-cacher-ng restart'). That's it. All downloaded
files will be cached in /var/cache/apt-cacher/ or /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng then.
+[[approx]]
Set up approx for use with grml-live
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't forget to restart approx (/etc/init.d/approx restart). That's it.
All downloaded files will be cached in /var/cache/approx now.
+[[question]]
I've a question which isn't answered by this document
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't hesitate to ask on IRC (channel #grml on irc.freenode.org) or just drop me
a mail: <mika@grml.org>
+[[download]]
Download / install grml-live as a Debian package
------------------------------------------------
cd grml-live
debuild -us -uc
+[[source]]
Source
------
The source of grml-live is available at
link:http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git[http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git]
+[[todo-list]]
TODO list
---------
Check out link:http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=grml-live[grml-live in the grml-wiki]
for details.
+[[bugs]]
Bugs
----
Please report feedback, link:http://grml.org/bugs/[bugreports] and wishes
link:http://grml.org/contact/[to the grml-team]!
+[[authors]]
Authors
-------
Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>