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A build of an operating system that can run directly from a CD/DVD disk or image. Live CDs are often used to demo the software, to provide a full recovery environment, or to present a richer installation experience.

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open virtual box from live cd error

I am running Linux Mint in my laptop. I made some modifications and I couldn't login in linux enviroment. I boot in live cd (Linux Mint) and I recover my important files from desktop. I had some important files in virtual machine. I install virtual…
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Where are the Fedora livecd-creator YUM groups defined?

When using the Fedora livecd-creator tool the kickstart files include yum groups such as @base-x @standard @firefox etc. which are defined in the %packages section. Where are these groups defined? I want to know what packages each group…
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Minimal custom linux live cd with only essential software and least effort possible

I want to build a custom linux live cd with only the absolutely essential software for my purpose: run 1-3 simple web apps based on flask (python) run 1-3 simple web apps based on sinatra (ruby) run 1-3 simple web apps based on php sqlite3…
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Creating multi-OS boot CD using codes

Is it possible to write coding that will allows one to store multiple OS (in their ISO format) into a CD/DVD and turn them into a Live CD/DVD for later use?
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How to make custom live bootable Debian Distribution

i am new to this forum i am a student , and a Debian 10 XFce user , I Want to create my own usb linux distribution with live boot capabilities , according to some methods , i have used Linux-live kit , from github and also tried programs that offer…
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installation of fedora : nothing happens

I'm trying to install fedora 33 on VirtualBox (Windows host) using an iso file. The settings used are as shown on the following image: When I start running the live iso image, I get the installation menu I choose "Fedora-MATE_compiz" and then I…
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How to create an initrd.img file for liveCD for a specific kernel version

I've created a LiveCD image (.iso) of CentOS 7.2 and it works fine with the initrd.img file that I took from the http://vault.centos.org/7.2.1511/os/x86_64/images/pxeboot/ its boot up with a kernel version 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 However, for my…
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VMWare player does not detect GParted live CD iso file

I have a VMWare Player virtual machine where I am trying to change partitions of my Windows 7 VM hardrive using GParted. I downloaded a GParted live CD from here. I tried this with both *-i686 and *-amd64 versions. The problem is that VMWare Player…
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Resizing fedora LiveCD partitions

I'm using Fedora to create Qubes installation media for a Lenovo machine per their directions here. There is some weirdness with UEFI on newer lenovos that require special accommodations in the installation LiveCD. However, the Fedora Media Writer…
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Set-id bits on an ISO

I'm creating an ISO of a Debian system with: mkisofs -V "Debian ISO" -cache-inodes -J -l -o file.iso debian-system/ The problem is: when I mount the ISO (mount -o loop) ping and sudo don't work because their suid bits have not been set. I know that…
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cpio is not working properly in repacking initrd.lz for live

If I unpack initrd.lz and then repack it without making any changes, then replace it with my new initrd.lz in Casper directory for live CD. It is structed. While packing of initrd I got a warning message as below: cpio:…
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How do I configure default application font in CentOS live CD?

I have an application which runs on top of CentOS 7.3 live CD. I want to configure font while building the liveCD so that my application should pick that font as default font. PS: the live cd is being made by someone else and I have to just…
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udev mounted drive unmounts after script is done

I have a fedora23 live cd spin created in which I created a udev script the udev rule states: SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNEL=="sd[a-z]", GOTO="mount_through_script" # Else GOTO="script_end" LABEL="mount_through_script" ACTION=="add",…
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List of installed Debian packages - but with a twist

I have an old Debian box that I used heavily over a long period of time that will no longer boot cleanly, so I pulled out a new Ubuntu Live CD to give it a second chance at life. I backed up all my files, but now I want to review what packages I had…
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How to secure SAM file

Is there any way to secure SAM(Security Account Manager) file from Windows in case of someone gets physical access to our pc and uses Ubuntu live CD to boot from cd and then copying our SAM file?
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