Creating an ISO from INSTALLED UBUNTU.

[David Vincent]

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elmo wrote:
> I have a 8,04 DVD version installed.  I have done a lot of customizing 
> it, (full desktop, some additional software, for example), so it's 
> considerably larger than it was when I first installed it. In its 
> present size, it would definitely require a DVD to hold a copy of it.
> 
> Instead of spending a lot time in my making copies of it on my DVDs. I 
> would like to be able to send the whole package via email to 
> acquaintances in ISO form and let them make their own DVDs.
> 
> There's a lot of info about burning ISO Image disks but a scarcity about 
> the reverse process, ie., create an ISO from a working program.
> 
> HELP!!!

sending a DVD iso via email?  you'd better rethink that one.

i used "remastersys" to turn a gutsy install into its own livecd but it
doesn't work for hardy yet.

http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/Remastersys
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys

is anyone aware of a similar software title which works for hardy?

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