[ubuntu-uk] Imaging Ubuntu

[Tony Arnold]

Chris,

Chris Rowson wrote:

> I've got to knock together a box that uses some software which isn't
> in the repos. This box is going to have to be replicated again and
> again, therefore I can't be bothered to compile the software over and
> over every time I need a new box.
> 
> I've checked into some live-cd making megubbins, but it only seems to
> allow you to add software by deb package or from the repos.
> 
> Therefore is there a bit of software out there which will just let me
> simply and reliably make a CD image from my Ubuntu installation that I
> can then easily use to image a few PCs?

I'd check out partimage. (www.partimage.org). I've not used it the way
you want but the WEB page implies it will do the job.

Regards,
Tony.
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