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Build Own Debian Live USB

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bookie
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Build Own Debian Live USB

#1 Post by bookie »

Hi guys!
Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction....?
I would like to build a Live Debian Xfce USB with zfs support included...
How do I go about this?

Thanks!

bookie32
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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#2 Post by Capitain_Jack »

This can explain why it's not included:
https://bits.debian.org/2016/05/what-do ... ebian.html
Have you tried the Live cd with non-free?
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unof ... -firmware/
If still cannot, can you connect to internet during install time? If so, it is possible to install the zfs support on the run, after a live boot.
https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/ ... oot-on-ZFS
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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#3 Post by bookie »

Hi Capitain_Jack :D
Yes, I know it isn't included yet...
Yes, I know I can install it on the fly...have done so and works.....just don't want to have to do it that way...
But.... I want a live version with it included and wanted to know how to build a livecd with it included...
But...thank you for the links...good info!

bookie56

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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#4 Post by Capitain_Jack »

bookie wrote:Hi Capitain_Jack :D
Yes, I know it isn't included yet...
Yes, I know I can install it on the fly...have done so and works.....just don't want to have to do it that way...
But.... I want a live version with it included and wanted to know how to build a livecd with it included...
But...thank you for the links...good info!

bookie56
I guess than you'll have to try a direct derivation from Debian that allows you to make it. Give SparkyLinux a try, they have a tool to make a "backup" of your currently installed package selection as an installer.
https://sparkylinux.org/
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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#5 Post by bookie »

Hi again!
Yes will look at that....
Another idear is maybe to install Debian on a USB with all my extras....
Thanks again for your time!

bookie32

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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#6 Post by Capitain_Jack »

bookie wrote:Another idear is maybe to install Debian on a USB with all my extras....
Than, if you wish to adventure yourself, I indicate this post:
https://www.linux.com/blog/creating-deb ... on-techies

Please, if you consider your issue solved, edit the first message title and add [SOLVED] to the beginning of it, so others may benefit from your solution.

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Re: Solved Build Own Debian Live USB

#7 Post by bookie »

Thanks Capitan_Jack

will do!
Thanks!

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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#8 Post by bookie »

Sorry....thought I'd add some more questions to this thread...;)
If I install Debian to a USB and are likely to plug this USB into different hardware - then what do I do about graphics drivers?
One doesn't want to have problems booting to the USB because one has installed hardware specific drivers for a specific computer... :D
As standard Debian 9 comes with the nouveau drivers as standard....
Is it possible to create an xorg-conf with several resolutions and then the best can be used depending on what screen one is using.....?
On the computer I am installing the USB with Debian 9 there is a Nvidia graphics card but I just want to stick with the standard installation but with more than "1078X768" resolution.
What would the best solution be? And how would I achieve that?

Thanks!
bookie32

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Re: Build Own Debian Live USB

#9 Post by Pybash »

Hi,
1.you can do an ordinary debian installation on a test computer,
2. then add zfs support, customize things, but do not install non-free graphics yet (but you can download them to /var/apt/cache with apt -d)
3. create a backup with systemback
4. convert it to .iso which can be written to USB
5 when installing on other computers, you can install non-free graphics driver afterwards

Regards Pb

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