atkinchris / custom-iso

Configuration and scripts for building a custom Debian "Buster" live system

Custom Debian Live System

Configuration and scripts for building a custom Debian "Buster" live system

Building with Docker

The builds can run entirely within Docker, and have been tested on OSX and Debian hosts. Docker Compose is used to orchestrate this, and mount a cache volume.

make build

Note: Due to network timeouts or races, the first build on a fresh system without a cache may fail. This is normal, and it should be run again.

Building with Debian

The builds can also be performed on a Debian (or any Debian family with live-build package installed).

cd config
./build.sh

custom-iso's Issues

Make top bar fully transparent

python-gobject-2 Error

builder_1  | Package python-gobject is not available, but is referred to by another package.
builder_1  | This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
builder_1  | is only available from another source
builder_1  | However the following packages replace it:
builder_1  |   python-gobject-2
builder_1  |
builder_1  | E: Unable to locate package linux-amd64
builder_1  | E: Unable to locate package lightdm-gtk-greeter
builder_1  | E: Unable to locate package budgie-lightdm-theme
builder_1  | E: Unable to locate package budgie-desktop-environment
builder_1  | E: Unable to locate package budgie-remix-desktop
builder_1  | E: Package 'python-gobject' has no installation candidate

gsettings, etc needs to be done on session start

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.datetime automatic-timezone true

Add Load Balancer and Static IP

To make it easier to connect to build agents, put them behind a load balancer and give it a static IP or Route53 alias.

Move dock to bottom

Cache APT packages

APT packages should be cached in the build agent for subsequent builds.

Improve boot options and graphics

Try i3-gaps

https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/751vj2/oci3gaps_roll_my_lyrics/
https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/71s8wh/i_see_youre_running_i3gaps_you_know_im_actually/
https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/75s9xj/i3gaps_mystic_mountains/
https://github.com/Airblader/i3

Use Ubuntu 17.10 Dock

https://didrocks.fr/2017/08/18/ubuntu-gnome-shell-in-artful-day-5/

Add Powerline Fonts

https://github.com/powerline/fonts

Set default shell to ZSH

Can filesystem layers be built using Docker?

Could the layers and modifications to the Debian base image be made using Docker, and then exported, squashed and used with standard initrd?

Build tar package

Add Git

Better Trackpad support

https://howchoo.com/g/mdy0ngziogm/the-perfect-almost-touchpad-settings-on-linux-2

https://gist.github.com/mntmn/7402299

http://uselessuseofcat.com/?p=74

Packages to exclude

Some packages are automatically included with the Gnome Desktop task. These need to be removed.

brasero
evolution
firefox-esr
gimp
gnome-contacts
gnome-games
gnome-maps
gnome-music
gnome-weather
inkscape
libreoffice*
polari
rhythmbox
synaptic
transmission-*

Enable APT https

Gnome is broken since ZSH/dotfiles

Add non-root user and autologin

root is the current user - a non-root user should be created, and used for autologin.