Features/SoaS Remixability
Summary
Build Your Own Soas Remix and Share your Custom.ks File on the wiki.
Owner
- Name: [| Thomas Gilliard]
- Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com
Current status
- Targeted release: (Soas v4)
- Last updated: (07/27/2010)
- Percentage of completion: 100%
- Content of Instructions on how to build and required format for naming of remixes needs to be discussed and decided
Detailed Description
- Simplified instructions on how to compose or edit a kickstart file for Soas, how to install livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts, and how to enter the commands to create a custom remix.
- Request for feedback and e-mail with attachment of their working .ks file which we will post on the wiki. This will allow others to study and learn how to do it:
- we plan to have a listing of Customized kickstart.files to share on the WIKI
- We will list them here so others can try them out and learn from them.
- 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 :
- 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.
Benefit to Sugar
- Allows for great 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
It works now. Instructions are written and method is tested.
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Test_results
All a User has to do to implement this is to install livecd-tools and spin-kickstarts in their version of fedora:
su -c 'yum install livecd-tools spin-kickstarts'
- And follow provided instructions.
UI Design
N/A
How To Test
Sugar_Creation_Kit#Build_Your_Own_Remix_-.28not_included_on_SCK.DVD.29
Follow these instructions and burn resulting .iso to CD ant test it by Booting it.
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
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Build_Your_Own_Remix_-.28not_included_on_SCK.DVD.29
Release Notes
None Needed