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:: NOTE: this content will be used to enhance above link - 08/03/2010 satellit

'''CAUTION: DO NOT TRY DOING THIS FROM A SOAS USB STICK. A MINIMUM OF 8GB IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A CUSTOM-REMIX.ISO'''

'''CAUTION: DO NOT TRY DOING THIS FROM A SOAS USB STICK or CD. A MINIMUM OF 8GB IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A CUSTOM-REMIX.ISO'''

: A 8GB ~~USB~~ is a minimum requirement.

: 8GB is a minimum size requirement.

: ~~It is usually Cheaper, and faster, to buy a~~ 120GB or larger external USB Hard Drive ~~and install~~ fedora on it.A Gnome Desktop install seems to work best.

: A 120GB or larger external USB Hard Drive is recommended. Install fedora on it.A Gnome Desktop install seems to work best.

:: Download Links F13: [http://fedora.osuosl.org/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-netinst.iso][http://fedora.osuosl.org/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-DVD.iso]

~~'''NOTE~~: ~~It takes about 6 times as long to install Gome~~ and ~~then~~ to do a ~~remix using a USB compared~~ to ~~a external USB Hard Drive''~~'

*A related project SugarCreationStation is being developed.

:: A Prebuilt Installer Disk [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Soas_V4/SugarCreationStation#Summary]

:::This will be a Custom Remix CD with livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts installed.

:::Requires installation to a Hard Disk to allow Building .iso's.

:::This CD will Provide the tools, including detailed instructions, for creating a custom Soas-remix

''' The following is Modified/Adapted from: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD'''

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:(user*)= your user name

cp -r /usr/share/spin-kickstarts /home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts

mkdir /home/liveuser//home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts

cp -r /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/*.ks /home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts/

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===References/Links===

====Fedora====

*http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/index.html

*http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/sugar/soas/docs/customization-guide/index.html

*https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD

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*http://www.linuxforu.com/how-to/roll-out-a-fedora-remix/

*http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fedora-livecd/

*http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/KickStart-HOWTO.html#s4

=====Detailed KS Links=====

*'''NOTE: This Part Under Construction...Info may be out of date or not applicable'''

*http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Installation_Guide-en-US/s1-kickstart2-options.html

*http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/index.html

:*http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-howuse.html

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 :: NOTE: this content will be used to enhance above link - 08/03/2010 satellit
-'''CAUTION: DO NOT TRY DOING THIS FROM A SOAS USB STICK. A MINIMUM OF 8GB IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A CUSTOM-REMIX.ISO'''
+'''CAUTION: DO NOT TRY DOING THIS FROM A SOAS USB STICK or CD. A MINIMUM OF 8GB IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A CUSTOM-REMIX.ISO'''
-: A 8GB USB is a minimum requirement.
+: 8GB is a minimum size requirement.
-: It is usually Cheaper, and faster, to buy a 120GB or larger external USB Hard Drive and install fedora on it.A Gnome Desktop install seems to work best.
+:  A 120GB or larger external USB Hard Drive is recommended. Install fedora on it.A Gnome Desktop install seems to work best.
 :: Download Links F13: [http://fedora.osuosl.org/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-netinst.iso][http://fedora.osuosl.org/linux/releases/13/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-13-i386-DVD.iso]
-'''NOTE: It takes about 6 times as long to install Gome and then to do a remix using a USB compared to a external USB Hard Drive'''
+*A related project SugarCreationStation is being developed.
+:: A Prebuilt Installer Disk [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Soas_V4/SugarCreationStation#Summary]
+:::This will be a Custom Remix CD  with livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts installed.
+:::Requires installation to a Hard Disk to allow Building .iso's.
+:::This CD will Provide the tools, including detailed instructions, for creating a custom Soas-remix
 ''' The following is Modified/Adapted from: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD'''
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 :(user*)= your user name
-  cp -r /usr/share/spin-kickstarts /home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts
+ mkdir /home/liveuser//home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts
+  cp -r /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/*.ks /home/liveuser/Desktop/spin-kickstarts/
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 ===References/Links===
 ====Fedora====
+*http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Installation_Guide/index.html
 *http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/sugar/soas/docs/customization-guide/index.html
 *https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD
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 *http://www.linuxforu.com/how-to/roll-out-a-fedora-remix/
 *http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-fedora-livecd/
+*http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/KickStart-HOWTO.html#s4
 =====Detailed KS Links=====
 *'''NOTE: This Part Under Construction...Info may be out of date or not applicable'''
+*http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Installation_Guide-en-US/s1-kickstart2-options.html
 *http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/index.html
 :*http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-howuse.html