DVD downloads?

[Dave Howorth]

Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> I assume you have Ubuntu installed on your work machine?  If so,
> all you need do is install the packages you want using your fast connection
> at work, then use remastersys (installable from the repos) to create
> a custom live DVD that will include all the applications and configuration
> settings of your work machine.  You can install your home machine from
> that.

I've looked a bit closer now and am a bit concerned by all the
preconditions stated on
<http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/ubuntu.html>

"You should start with a clean install of Ubuntu or variant and use a
single user to make all changes.  You should not install any proprietary
video drivers like the nvidia or ati drivers as they will not be used on
the livecd and users will have to reinstall them after installation.
Clean up history and cache and copy over the contents to /etc/skel but
be sure to change the ownership of everything in /etc/skel to root.
While the livecd/dvd is being created, you should not open any other
apps or windows."

I've certainly used more than one user and the user setup at home is
different to that at work. I'm not sure what it means by history and cache.

BTW, it seems that it's not in the standard repositories but it is at:

deb http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/repository karmic/

When I click to install it, it asks for a long list of dependencies
including such oddities as dmraid and encryptfs, so I'm not sure about it.

Given all my uncertainty and the fact that it's Friday afternoon, I'm
now inclined to just burn the CD and settle down to read War and Peace
this weekend while my home PC downloads all the packages I want.

Cheers, Dave