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bigparrotface

Hi
is it possible to make ISO file from my existing Ubuntu installation which I can install on another computer or use in virtual box. If so will in include all my settings and upgrades.
Many thanks.

nelz · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:00 pm Post subject:

Install remastersys, covered recently in the magazine, to build a live/install ISO from your existing system, with or without personal settings.
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bigparrotface · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:12 am Post subject: iso remastersys

Hi
thanks for your reply, I remember this article but can't seem to find it. Any pointers please.
Also Google says it's old and not available. Ubuntu reps don't have it.
What I am trying to do is -- I BT5R1 installed on a bootable SD card and several times it has crashed loosing all my settings and updates and I have had to start from scratch again. I was very pleased when the "Learn to Hack" LXF154 article appeared using VirtualBox (on Ubuntu) but can only get 3 IP's not the 4 as the article says, so I have given up with VirtualBox at the moment as I have wasted many many hours and can't get it to work.
many thanks

nelz · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:59 am Post subject:

Remastersys was mentioned in Answers in LXF149 and there is a tutorial on it in LXF157.

It's not in the standard repos, installation instructions can be found at http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys
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Ben · Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:42 am Posts: 25

Hi,

A few people have reported having problems with the number of IPs appearing. There seems to be a problem in some installations of VirtualBox. The solution is to turn off the NAT network interface on the BackTrack machine.

There is also a typo in the tutorial a little later in the line

ssh -i ~/rsa/2048/ 57c3...

There shouldn't be a space between the '/' and 57c3...

As Nelz says, there will be a tutorial on using Remastersys to create a custom ISO in LXF 157 which will be in the shops on 29th March, and with subscribers a bit before then.

Ben

bigparrotface · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks for info on Learn to Hack.
Disabled NAT on both Metersploitable and Backtrack and nmap works OK and finds IP of the metersploitable machine. I have played with Backtrack for some time but never used VirtualBox or VmWare before. I can now work though the "Learn to Hack " article.
As to my ISO question I look forward to the next edition of Linux Format
Many thanks for all the help.