Install live version AS-IS to hdd

[nassausky]

Generally is there a quick way to install a live snapshot like Academy with some of my customizations and modified user account settings to my hard drive?

I ran the bbqinstaller and I was able to do it in a few steps.
1) Installed to the HDD
2) Created a user named user to match the live distribution
3) Mounted the ISO image of my modifed live snapshot
4) Unsquashed my /home/user to a temp folder
5) Copied the temp folder to my /home/user on the HDD after it was installed

I guess I can combine 4 & 5 and copy it directly to the /home/user folder.

Any quicker idea (or correct way)


Oh btw I have a rough set of instructions for a quick way to setup a media snapshot. What part of the forum should I post it to?

Thanks

[wuxmedia]

I've not make a snapshot for ages, but you should be able to modify the install script to add a user files that you want.

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less  /usr/local/bin/bbqinstall

if it's multi user one can put things in /etc/skel. so making a new user populates it when a new user is created.
thats all I got. :)

[nassausky]

Yep OK I might duplicate the script and call it something like bbinstalluser to install to HDD with a parameter provided username. :)

Thanks wux.


(Just checked the script it references a bbqinstall.conf file which is not existent. Anyone know what that is for?)

[machinebacon]

Why not keeping the 'user' user and comment the bbqinstall (or bbqinstaller) script where it removes the 'user' and 'user' directory? In /usr/local/bin/bbqinstall it is this part:

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echo "I: Removing live user from installation"
chroot /target deluser user
chroot /target rm -rf /home/user

And then just copy the whole /home/user to /etc/skel (I usually do this manually one by one, so no .cache or other unwanted dotfiles are being copied). Every newly created user gets the /etc/skel content anyway (by default), and the live user would be the 'user' user.

or did I misunderstand the original question?

Edit: how-to's are in the HOW-TO section: http://www.linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewforum.php?f=19

[nassausky]

I'm lovin it. Thanks will give it a try