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'''A Custom Remix of Gnome Desktop with livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts'''
'''A Custom Remix of Gnome Desktop with livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts'''
: It can be either a liveCD or An Install CD.
: It can be either a liveCD or An Install CD.
::This is a Sub-Project of Remixability Feature. It cannot be labeled as Soas-remix as it is not intended to be used in a Classroom (per Mel)
::Targeted Audience: Teachers, Experienced Users, and Deployments.  
::Targeted Audience: Teachers, Experienced Users, and Deployments.  


*This Feature will allow Users to Make Custom Respins from edited .ks files.
* This Feature will allow Users to Make Customized Respins by editing kickstart files and Building Custom-Remix.iso files.
* Detailed instuction on how to make remixes will be provided on the Desktop and as a default firefox web page  wiki:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Build-Your-Own-Remix.txt  [[Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]]
* This CD provides a complete set of tools for Creating a Custom Remix of Soas.
* '''Requires installation to a Hard Disk''' to allow Building .iso's.
* Recommended Install Method: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller]] '''Works wih zyx.?'''
::(still testing=looks like livecd-tools may use too many resources with the zyx-liveinstaller file structure)  still testing 09/09/2010 tg
:::Managed to do build on 16Gb USB took '''4+ hrs'''. '''NOT PRACTICAL (as need LVM structured install for enough room)'''08/14/2010


*It requires installation to a Hard Disk or 16Gb USB to allow Building of Custom-Remix.iso files
* zyx-liveinstaller copies the SCS CD exactly (as It is running on Users Desktop.) Any personal customization is transferred to a normal file system on the users Hard Disk
 
: zyx-liveinstaller (In fedora repositories) is included on the SCS.iso
This feature proposes:
::CD also includes gparted; livecd-tools, spin-kickstarts.
 
: liveinst(Anaconda) does not transfer the custom features of the SCS.iso
* The development of a page on the SL wiki for highlighting classroom-made remixes, their kickstart files, and details on their usage
* Coordination with the Remixability feature.[[Features/SoaS Remixability]]
 
* May require using Anaconda with custom anaconda.cfg and .ks (If this is possible)
* Edits to the Customization Guide version for Mangolassi that reflect these changes


== Owner ==
== Owner ==


* Name: [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]
* Name: [[User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]


* Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com
* Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com


== Current status ==
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: (Soas v4 [[Mangolassi]])
* Targeted release: (Soas v4 [[Sugar on a Stick/Mango Lassi|Mango Lassi]])
* Last updated: [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]] 10:15, 3 August 2010 (PST)
* Last updated: [[User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]] 06:08, 9 Sept 2010 (PST)
* Percentage of completion: 10%
* Percentage of completion: 40%


== Detailed Description ==
== Detailed Description ==


=== Wiki page ===
*This CD will Provide the tools, including detailed instructions, for creating a custom Soas-remix.  
 
The creation of a page that:
 
* Describes remixes
* Makes it clear that remixes are unsupported
* Links to the Customization Guide as the canonical resource on how to make remixes
* Lists existing community-made remixes so that people can see and try what others have created, with each remix listing having...
** The .iso available for download
** The .ks available for download
** A blog or a link to some resource that describes how this remix is being used in a live teaching setting
 
The page might look something like this:
 
<pre>
+---------------------------------------------+
|          Unofficial SoaS Remixes          |
|                                            |
| +-----------------+    +---------+---+----+ |
| | SoaS Mangolassi |    |remix #01|.ks|blog| |
| | summary        |    +---------+---+----+ |
| |                |    |remix #02|.ks|blog| |
| | <link to main  |    +---------+---+----+ |
| | SoaS project    |    |remix foo|.ks|blog| |
| | page>          |    +---------+---+----+ |
| +-----------------+    |remix bar|.ks|blog| |
|                        +---------+---+----+ |
|  description of        | Your remix here! | |
|  remixes, including   |                  | |
|  clear text on how    | Here's how:      | |
|  they are UNSUPPORTED  | <link to Custom- | |
|                        | ization guide>  | |
|                        +------------------+ |
+---------------------------------------------+
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=== Sample remixes ===
 
In order to pre-populate the [[#Wiki page]], we would follow the Customization Guide's instruction '''(Draft Content)''' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix] to create and post remixes for 2-4 deployments before Mangolassi's official release date. These would be specific, teacher-driven remixes that would be used in live deployments.
 
The "blog" link for each of these remixes would go to a description - written either by or in conjunction with the teacher - on why the remix was designed that way, and what their plans for classroom usage are. ("Ms. Smith created this remix for her middle-school Spanish-language classes with the following localization and activities so she could do the following things with Sugar in her syllabus...")
 
=== Image-Database===
 
Provide and advertise an experimental remix image-database.  The feature owner takes responsibility for accepting emails with .ks files attached, uploading the resulting images, and responding to those emails with a link to a built .iso of the remix generated by that .ks.
 
The mechanism of this back-and-forth is up to the feature owner to determine, so long as the mechanism (and the unsupported nature of the remixes generated by it) are clear. The current proposal is as follows:
 
::Please send e-mail to:
To: soas@lists.sugarlabs.org
Subject: [Custom KS]-{Name of your kickstart file}
*Attach your Custom.ks file*
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION in e-mail:'''
Sugar Version                    :                 
''(0.82; 0.86.x; 0.88.x; 0.89.x)''
Country / Deployment            :                     
Build system fedora version      :                   
Number of USB's in Deployment    : 
PC/Netbooks used                :           
Notes and Any Bug No's submitted :
 
=== Customization guide edits ===


The Customization Guide would be edited to reflect the above changes, and reviewed and tested by a few new remixes for ease-of-use.  
*References on how to use the SCS will be added to The Customization Guide.


== Benefit to Sugar ==
== Benefit to Sugar ==
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The technical ability to create remixes has worked for a long time.
The technical ability to create remixes has worked for a long time.
: all entries labled xxxx-remix were built using these instructions
: all entries labled xxxx-remix were built using these instructions:


http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Test_results
*Current
::[[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick_release_process#Test_Matrix]]
*Archive:
::[[Testing/Activity Test Table/Install_Test_Table#Test_results]]


The implementation of this feature depends on:
The implementation of this feature depends on:


* the editing of the Customization Guide
* the editing of the Customization Guide
* the creation a wiki page
::http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide
* The creation of a wiki page


==UI Design==
==UI Design==
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== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
*1-) Burn .iso to CD and boot from CD
*2-)''' Install to HD with zyx-liveinstaller''' (Icon is on desktop)
*use partitioner (button at top of zyx-liveinstaller window) to partition HD
:: /boot 500 ext4
:: /    (balance of HD minus 10000)
:: swap 10000
::exit partitioner "X" on top right of window
*Hit -> arrow at bottom of zyx-liveinstaller
::Select root (/); boot-(/boot); swap.
*Hit -> arrow at bottom of zyx-liveinstaller to begin install
*3-)'''Reboot to HD when installer completes.'''
:make a new directory on the Desktop "spin-kickstarts"
open terminal and enter this command:
cp /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/*.ks /home/(user)/Desktop/spin-kickstarts
: Follow instructions on wiki: [[Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]]
*4-) Create your own Remix.iso with one of the .ks files in the Desktop spin-kickstarts folder
: edit with gedit the .ks file to add programs etc; save with new name in spin-kickstarts folder
: '''save-as''' to use new name of your .ks and then copy that name inot the following commands in a new gedit file:
livecd-creator \
--config=/home/(user)/Desktop/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-soas.ks \
--fslabel=SCS-v(2-3-4)-dd/mm/year-Remix --cache=/var/cache/live
:copy-paste the above edited command to a root terminal:
cd Desktop
# Desktop
connect to internet and hit return and Build should begin..(up to 1 hr to finish )
::Burn .iso to CD
::Boot from new Remix
== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==


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== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix
Log of successful build on 8GB USB: [[Talk:Features/SoaS Creation Station]]
 
Instructions: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Build-Your-Own-Remix.txt
 
Remixability: [[Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]]


== Release Notes ==
== Release Notes ==

Latest revision as of 16:03, 29 December 2015



Summary

A Custom Remix of Gnome Desktop with livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts

It can be either a liveCD or An Install CD.
Targeted Audience: Teachers, Experienced Users, and Deployments.
(still testing=looks like livecd-tools may use too many resources with the zyx-liveinstaller file structure) still testing 09/09/2010 tg
Managed to do build on 16Gb USB took 4+ hrs. NOT PRACTICAL (as need LVM structured install for enough room)08/14/2010
  • zyx-liveinstaller copies the SCS CD exactly (as It is running on Users Desktop.) Any personal customization is transferred to a normal file system on the users Hard Disk
zyx-liveinstaller (In fedora repositories) is included on the SCS.iso
CD also includes gparted; livecd-tools, spin-kickstarts.
liveinst(Anaconda) does not transfer the custom features of the SCS.iso
  • Coordination with the Remixability feature.Features/SoaS Remixability
  • May require using Anaconda with custom anaconda.cfg and .ks (If this is possible)

Owner

  • Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com

Current status

Detailed Description

  • This CD will Provide the tools, including detailed instructions, for creating a custom Soas-remix.
  • References on how to use the SCS will be added to The Customization Guide.

Benefit to Sugar

Promotes our already-existing technical flexibility to customize Soas-v4 for Deployments and individuals.

  • add/delete desired applications to standard set on .iso
  • Targeted uses:
Multiple Language versions (Including EU Languages?)
e-book reader
Older students
Games
  • Shared kickstart files e-mailed to SOAS and posted to wiki allow others to learn how to make a .ks file and try various remixes.
  • Posted links to a Catalog of prebuilt remix.iso's, with a description of their use and contents, allows less skilled users to use them.

Scope

The technical ability to create remixes has worked for a long time.

all entries labled xxxx-remix were built using these instructions:
  • Current
Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick_release_process#Test_Matrix
  • Archive:
Testing/Activity Test Table/Install_Test_Table#Test_results

The implementation of this feature depends on:

  • the editing of the Customization Guide
http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide
  • The creation of a wiki page

UI Design

N/A

How To Test

Features/SoaS Creation Station/Testing

  • 1-) Burn .iso to CD and boot from CD
  • 2-) Install to HD with zyx-liveinstaller (Icon is on desktop)
  • use partitioner (button at top of zyx-liveinstaller window) to partition HD
/boot 500 ext4
/ (balance of HD minus 10000)
swap 10000
exit partitioner "X" on top right of window
  • Hit -> arrow at bottom of zyx-liveinstaller
Select root (/); boot-(/boot); swap.
  • Hit -> arrow at bottom of zyx-liveinstaller to begin install
  • 3-)Reboot to HD when installer completes.
make a new directory on the Desktop "spin-kickstarts"

open terminal and enter this command: 

cp /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/*.ks /home/(user)/Desktop/spin-kickstarts
Follow instructions on wiki: Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix
  • 4-) Create your own Remix.iso with one of the .ks files in the Desktop spin-kickstarts folder
edit with gedit the .ks file to add programs etc; save with new name in spin-kickstarts folder
save-as to use new name of your .ks and then copy that name inot the following commands in a new gedit file:
livecd-creator \
--config=/home/(user)/Desktop/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-soas.ks \
--fslabel=SCS-v(2-3-4)-dd/mm/year-Remix --cache=/var/cache/live
copy-paste the above edited command to a root terminal:
cd Desktop
# Desktop

connect to internet and hit return and Build should begin..(up to 1 hr to finish )

Burn .iso to CD
Boot from new Remix

User Experience

Wider choices for users of Soas-v4 due to ability to Customize.

Dependencies

None that I know of.

Contingency Plan

Not Needed

Documentation

Log of successful build on 8GB USB: Talk:Features/SoaS Creation Station

Instructions: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Build-Your-Own-Remix.txt

Remixability: Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix

Release Notes

None Needed

Comments and Discussion

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