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[[Category:Feature|~~<Remixability>]]~~

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== Summary ==

'''A Custom Remix of ~~XFCE~~ 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.

~~::This is a Sub-Project of the 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.

* 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 wiki: [http://~~wiki~~.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/~~Soas_V4/~~Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]

* 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''' ~~or 16Gb USB~~ to allow Building .iso's.

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

* Coordination with the Remixability feature.[~~http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/~~Features/~~Soas_V4/~~Remixability]

* 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

* 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 ==

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

* Name: [[User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]

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

== 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 ==

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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 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==

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== How To Test ==

{{:{{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 ==

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== 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 ==

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+[[Category:Feature|SoaS Creation Station]]
-[[Category:Feature|<Remixability>]]
-<!-- You can add categories to tie features back to real deployments/schools requesting them, for example
-[[Category:Features requested by School Xyz|<Feature Name>]] (the |Feature Name option sorts the entry on the category page under the first letter of <Feature Name>). -->
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 == Summary ==
-'''A Custom Remix of XFCE 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.
-::This is a Sub-Project of the 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.
 * 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 wiki: [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]
+* 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''' or 16Gb USB to allow Building .iso's.
+* '''Requires installation to a Hard Disk''' to allow Building .iso's.
-* Coordination with the Remixability feature.[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Soas_V4/Remixability]
+* 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
+* 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 ==
-* Name: [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]
+* Name: [[User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]
 * Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com
 == 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 ==
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 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 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==
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 == How To Test ==
 {{:{{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 ==
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 == 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 ==