[gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Luca Casagrande]

Hi guys!
I am a Gentoo user since 2 years; for a meeting about GIS and OSS, i need to 
build a Live Distro to show some software.
My colleagues told me to use knoppix and related distro, but i'd like to 
create with Gentoo. This distro should:
Use KDE and use some softwares that is not in portage.

Do you think that catalyst is the right chose for me?

Thx for your support
Luca Casagrande

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Chris Gianelloni]

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On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 20:00 +0200, Luca Casagrande wrote:
> Hi guys!
> I am a Gentoo user since 2 years; for a meeting about GIS and OSS, i need to 
> build a Live Distro to show some software.
> My colleagues told me to use knoppix and related distro, but i'd like to 
> create with Gentoo. This distro should:
> Use KDE and use some softwares that is not in portage.
> 
> Do you think that catalyst is the right chose for me?

No.  *Unless* you plan on writing ebuilds for everything that isn't in
portage and you're willing to write up your own fsscript for hacking up
the KDE stuff, since catalyst (at present) only has proper support for
using gdm as a display manager.  Of course, you could use gdm with KDE,
but that would be kinda scary.  ;]

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Luca Casagrande]

Thx for your help!
Ok, i'll use gnome and all portage package, but can i use masked one?
Thx
Luca

Alle 21:08, mercoledì 19 aprile 2006, Chris Gianelloni ha scritto:
> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 20:00 +0200, Luca Casagrande wrote:
> > Hi guys!
> > I am a Gentoo user since 2 years; for a meeting about GIS and OSS, i need
> > to build a Live Distro to show some software.
> > My colleagues told me to use knoppix and related distro, but i'd like to
> > create with Gentoo. This distro should:
> > Use KDE and use some softwares that is not in portage.
> >
> > Do you think that catalyst is the right chose for me?
>
> No.  *Unless* you plan on writing ebuilds for everything that isn't in
> portage and you're willing to write up your own fsscript for hacking up
> the KDE stuff, since catalyst (at present) only has proper support for
> using gdm as a display manager.  Of course, you could use gdm with KDE,
> but that would be kinda scary.  ;]

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Andrew Gaffney]

Luca Casagrande wrote:
> Ok, i'll use gnome and all portage package, but can i use masked one?

Yes, but you'll have to unmask it in your snapshot.

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Luca Casagrande]

Last thing and then i am in...
Can i customize menu, add pdf in certain folder and make all in Italian?

Thank you very much
Luca

Alle 22:16, mercoledì 19 aprile 2006, Andrew Gaffney ha scritto:
> Luca Casagrande wrote:
> > Ok, i'll use gnome and all portage package, but can i use masked one?
>
> Yes, but you'll have to unmask it in your snapshot.
>
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> Gentoo Linux Developer                                   Installer Project

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Andrew Gaffney]

Luca Casagrande wrote:
> Last thing and then i am in...
> Can i customize menu, add pdf in certain folder and make all in Italian?

Sure. You'll just have to do it in your fsscript. However, *how* to do it is up 
to you to figure out.

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[M. Edward (Ed) Borasky]

Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> Of course, you could use gdm with KDE,
> but that would be kinda scary.  ;]
>   
Actually, I use "gdm" as my login manager of choice for all desktops, 
including KDE, and XFCE4. In fact, I have systems with only gdm and 
xfce4 loaded -- the non-required chunks of gnome and KDE aren't even 
installed. First of all, I love the cool "emergence" theme. Second, 
"kdm" won't let me log in as "root" and "entrance" won't even let me 
pick a session type if I have more than one desktop/window manager 
installed. And third, "xdm" is just plain ugly!!!!!!

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Andrew Gaffney]

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> "kdm" won't let me log in as "root" and "entrance" won't even let me 
> pick a session type if I have more than one desktop/window manager 
> installed.

It's not exactly smart to login directly as root, and entrance is still under 
development.

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Luca Casagrande]

I have started reading the doc on GENTOO forum and here:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_build_a_LiveCD#source_subpath:_stage3-x86-2004.3

For testing purpose I'd like to use the 2006 spec adding some package..
where can i get it?

Other thing: how I tell catalyst wich package I wanna install?

Thx


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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Chris Gianelloni]

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On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 16:25 +0200, Luca Casagrande wrote:
> I have started reading the doc on GENTOO forum and here:
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_build_a_LiveCD#source_subpath:_stage3-x86-2004.3
> 
> For testing purpose I'd like to use the 2006 spec adding some package..
> where can i get it?

You cannot add packages to the 2006.0 spec file.  It fills an entire CD.

> Other thing: how I tell catalyst wich package I wanna install?

Well, you're seriously going to need to read the example files that come
with catalyst before asking any more questions, as you're definitely
getting into the territory where things are already answered for you.
=]

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Live Distro for GFOSS meeting

[Luca Casagrande]

Ok, after some reading, i build my first live with catalyst...The problem is 
with xorg.conf:
as for livecd2006, I added autoconf to default runlevel and it recognize sound 
card,video card and change the xorg.conf
The problem is that mouse (tested both with ps2 and usb) is recognized as 
"unknown" on /dev/input/mice but in X doesn't work.
The live cd 2006 on the same machine, recognize the mouse as 
"belkin" /dev/input/mice and works fine...

Thanks.
Luca
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