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From: Mike Jones on 10 Jan 2010 18:51
Responding to Bit Twister:

> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:32:35 GMT, Mike Jones wrote:
>
>> In your experience\opinion, is it worth pursuing hacking the Slackware
>> install DVD, or is it going to be a more productive option to simply
>> polish up my post-install modifications package instead?
>>
>> I'm thinking complexity\time investment over convenience here.
>
> Think about it, you have to debug the new distribution release/new app
> configuration, test, modify the install DVD, verify change, burn new
> DVD, do backups.
>
> With script method, it's debug, modify script, test, do backups. If you
> support more than one node, DVD is not the way to update an application.


[SNIP interesting examples]

You make a good case for the post-install script-driven modification
method here. Given that I already have my SlackMods package close to
version one, it does indeed seem that hacking the DVD instead is a long
route with much more work involved for pretty much the same end result.

This was the stage to examine alternatives, though I think the weight of
merit is clearly leaning toward the script option.

Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

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From: Henrik Carlqvist on 11 Jan 2010 02:25
Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:
> A clue or two about where to start, or even just which files I need to
> focus on learning about on the install DVD would be useful.

As said, scripts in /var/log/setup is the first place to start. The second
phase would be to customize your own setup initrd.img.

> So, how d'ya did it then? What didja hack? HOW didja hack it? ;\

How:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.os.linux.slackware/browse_thread/thread/e8f345aabfe52156/f247da541a6f86a7

What:
Added a lot of packages with extra software and custom scripts for
/var/log/setup and other settings.
Also rewrote the installation scripts in initrd.img to reduce the number
of questions.
As you can see on the link above I also have mechanisms to handle
different kernel configurations and applying patches to the kernel.

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From: Mike Jones on 11 Jan 2010 07:11
Responding to Henrik Carlqvist:

> Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:
>> A clue or two about where to start, or even just which files I need to
>> focus on learning about on the install DVD would be useful.
>
> As said, scripts in /var/log/setup is the first place to start. The
> second phase would be to customize your own setup initrd.img.
>


There isn't a /var/log/anything on the install DVD. ???

No matter though, as this idea has been shelved now thanks to input on
this NG. I'm sticking with the post-install SlackMods scripts'n'stuff
project I'm already at functioning BETA stage with.

Thanks.

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From: Chick Tower on 11 Jan 2010 14:49
On 2010-01-10, Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:
>
> I've already created and deployed a comprehensive post-install
> customisation pack, including new Slack packages, and a list of rip-outs,
> a bunch of custom configs, and so on. What I'm looking to do is avoid
> having to do a post-install thing and simply have all this already on my
> install DVD so it's ready to fly after a single install operation. I'll
> also be looking at pre-setting various options, like a UK keyboard, time
> set to Europe-London, and so on.
>
> My problem is that I can't find\figure out what needs to be customised,
> or how to begin tweaking things. I need a few pointers here.
>

Would it work if you simply tweaked your initial installation to how you
like it and then back it up? Say, pack most of it into a tarball and
simply extract it on the new PC, maybe with a script to change things like
the PC's name and IP address? You shouldn't copy /proc, and you probably
won't need to copy much of /var and /tmp.
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From: Henrik Carlqvist on 11 Jan 2010 16:39
Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:
> There isn't a /var/log/anything on the install DVD. ???

No, /var/log/setup/* is included in some packages from the installation
DVD. You will have to add your own packages with files overwriting the
contents from those packages and make sure that your custom packages are
installed last.

> I'm sticking with the post-install SlackMods scripts'n'stuff
> project I'm already at functioning BETA stage with.

It sounds to me as if you are on the right track.

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