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Off-Topic => Off-Topic - Tiny Core Lounge => Topic started by: Ulysses_ on December 15, 2010, 04:52:01 PM

Title: How can a liveCD .iso image be edited?
Post by: Ulysses_ on December 15, 2010, 04:52:01 PM

Is it possible to directly edit a liveCD .iso image without messing with complex remaster procedures of the o/s it came from?  This may be the only way with distros that discourage remastering, like LPS (http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-distribution-lightweight-portable-security)

Title: Re: How can a liveCD .iso image be edited?
Post by: Onyarian on December 15, 2010, 05:04:29 PM

Have you tried using isomaster?

Title: Re: How can a liveCD .iso image be edited?
Post by: Ulysses_ on December 15, 2010, 06:22:21 PM

Just now I did after your suggestion. It can edit certain .pdf and .html files but not the initrd, where the o/s resides.  The aim here is to change files in the home directory but these are in the initrd.

Title: Re: How can a liveCD .iso image be edited?
Post by: tinypoodle on December 15, 2010, 07:15:09 PM

For changing the cpio archive you can not avoid the procedure of remastering to change it.
What you could do would be "dynamic remastering" which is just adding a cpio archive with the changes, instead of remastering the default.