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{{Message|'''Latest news''':
{{Message|'''Latest news''':
'''23 September 2012''': I've updated editliveos.py with bug fixes and simplifications.  Run it in from a folder with these files:
'''23 September 2012''': I've updated editliveos.py with bug fixes and simplifications.  Run it in from a folder with these files:
http://cgit.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions.git/tree/editliveos
https://git.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions/trees/master/editliveos


There is also a new Bash script, LiveOS-merge, for merging a LiveOS snapshot and refreshing an installation with the new image. (A new
There is also a new Bash script, LiveOS-merge, for merging a LiveOS snapshot and refreshing an installation with the new image. (A new
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* With edit-liveos (disk-to-iso), a nearly-consumed overlay can be refreshed by rebuilding the system into a new, SquashFS image that re[[wikipedia:Sparse_file|sparse]]s the system files and repackages them into an iso installation file for reuse or distribution.
* With edit-liveos (disk-to-iso), a nearly-consumed overlay can be refreshed by rebuilding the system into a new, SquashFS image that re[[wikipedia:Sparse_file|sparse]]s the system files and repackages them into an iso installation file for reuse or distribution.
====editliveos.help====
====editliveos.help====
Below is the output of editliveos --help in a working version from 17 June 2012.
Below is the output of editliveos --help in a working version from 25 January 2013.
{{Show|'''editliveos.py --help'''|<pre>Usage:  
{{Show|'''editliveos.py --help'''|<pre>Usage:  
               editliveos.py: [options] <LiveOS_source>
               editliveos.py: [options] <LiveOS_source>
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                         [-N, --noshell]
                         [-N, --noshell]
                         [-t, --tmpdir <tmpdir>]
                         [-t, --tmpdir <tmpdir>]
                        [-T, --leave-tmpfiles]
                         [-y, --yumcache <cachedir>]
                         [-y, --yumcache <cachedir>]
                         [-e, --exclude <exclude, s>]
                         [-e, --exclude <exclude, s>]
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                         Temporary directory to use for staging the build.
                         Temporary directory to use for staging the build.
                         (default: /var/tmp)
                         (default: /var/tmp)
  -T, --leave-tmpfiles  Skip deletion of temporary files and directories and
                        unmounting of the edited image.
   -y CACHEDIR, --yumcache=CACHEDIR
   -y CACHEDIR, --yumcache=CACHEDIR
                         Directory to use for for the yum cache. default: None
                         Directory to use for for the yum cache. default: None
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                         Specifies a new size of NN MiB for the overlay (or
                         Specifies a new size of NN MiB for the overlay (or
                         changing the size by a difference of +NN or -NN MiB,
                         changing the size by a difference of +NN or -NN MiB,
                         if a sign is prefixed).  If NN = 0 (or nets to <= 0),
                         if a size is prefixed).  If NN = 0 (or nets to <= 0),
                         no change will be made.
                         no change will be made.
   --refresh-only        Specify replacing the squashfs.img or ext3fs.img of
   --refresh-only        Specify replacing the squashfs.img or rootfs_img of
                         the source LiveOS installation instance with such
                         the source LiveOS installation instance with such
                         files from the new build, and resetting any overlay.
                         files from the new build, and resetting any overlay.
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                         Specify the compression type for SquashFS. Will
                         Specify the compression type for SquashFS. Will
                         override the current compression or lack thereof.
                         override the current compression or lack thereof.
   --compress            Specify compression of the filesystem image,
   --compress            Specify compression for the filesystem imageUsed when
                         ext3fs.img. Used when overriding an uncompressed
                         overriding an uncompressed source.
                        source.
   --skip-compression    Specify building the .iso with an uncompressed root
   --skip-compression    Specify building the .iso with an uncompressed
                         file system.
                         ext3fs.img file system.
   --refresh-uncompressed
   --refresh-uncompressed
                         Specify refreshing the source with an uncompressed
                         Specify refreshing the source with an uncompressed
                         ext3fs.img
                         root file system.
   --skip-minimize      Specify no osmin.img minimal snapshot.
   --skip-minimize      Specify no osmin.img minimal snapshot.
   -a KERNELARGS, --extra-kernel-args=KERNELARGS
   -a KERNELARGS, --extra-kernel-args=KERNELARGS
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The script code is below:
The script code is below:
{{Iframe
{{Iframe
|http://git.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions/blobs/master/sugar-clone/edit-liveos.py
|https://git.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions/blobs/master/editliveos/editliveos.py
|http://git.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions/blobs/master/sugar-clone/edit-liveos.py#line4|800|600|1}}
|https://git.sugarlabs.org/~FGrose/soas/sugar-clone-extensions/blobs/master/editliveos/editliveos.py#line4|800|600|1}}
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