Changes

Development is proceeding on a new version of Sugar Clone, which uses the Device-mapper mirror facility to copy and merge the root filesystem and overlay, and then replaces the compressed SquashFS images on the USB or SD card with fresh, recompressed versions along with a refreshed overlay.  This procedure does not require re-running the livecd-iso-to-disk script to effect the refreshment.  An updated version of livecd-iso-to-disk will provide --copy-home, --reset-overlay, & --include <path s> options to support installation of the new, remixed builds.

Development is proceeding on a new version of Sugar Clone, which uses the Device-mapper mirror facility to copy and merge the root filesystem and overlay, and then replaces the compressed SquashFS images on the USB or SD card with fresh, recompressed versions along with a refreshed overlay.  This procedure does not require re-running the livecd-iso-to-disk script to effect the refreshment.  An updated version of livecd-iso-to-disk will provide --copy-home, --reset-overlay, & --include <path s> options to support installation of the new, remixed builds.

The remixing a LiveOS image is also a good way to maintain and distribute system updates. Many software security, enhancements, and bug fixes are distributed through PackageKit (Software Update) or Yum update, which are turned off by default on LiveOS installations like SoaS.  After manually running an update, the image can be remixed to incorporate the changes into a new Updated-SoaS.iso file.  This process could be migrated to the Sugar BuildBot service to provide the Community with an up-to-date Sugar on a Stick image.

The remix building of a LiveOS image is also a good way to maintain and distribute system updates. Many software security, enhancement, and bug fixes are distributed through PackageKit (Software Update) or Yum update, which are turned off by default on LiveOS installations like SoaS.  After manually running an update, the image can be remixed to incorporate the changes into a new Updated-SoaS.iso file.  This process could be migrated to the Sugar BuildBot service to provide the Community with an up-to-date Sugar on a Stick image.