The package live-manual is also available in the repos for
Stable, Testing and Sid with the appropriate manual for each
version.
Can't personally say how it works out as I have not used it since Squeeze.
No worries, I understand. However, for completeness and to avoid misunderstanding, I'll point out that the manual does exist, although not at its original location but at http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/live-manual/stable/manual/html/live-manual.en.html In fact your question is answered in section 6.2.But yes, it's unfortunate that this whole sorry episode took place in the first place and left the project in this state. Here's to live-wrapper to take its place sooner than later, so that we can forget it. Some documentation is being produced at the moment, so that's heartening: https://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/live-wrapper-doc Thanks to the team working on it.
On 29 July 2016 at 18:21, Charles Chambers <cchamb2@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Pablo:
I appreciate the response, but I'm holding out for updated documentation everyone can find and use.
Charlie
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On Jul 29, 2016 6:28 AM, "Pablo Brasero Moreno" <pablo@pablobm.com> wrote:
Charles, I think I can help you with that: https://github.com/pablobm/w2c3-livecd/commit/aa2c0657204e8bd70f4393dc98dee328f04fb041
On 29 July 2016 at 14:21, Charles Chambers <cchamb2@gmail.com> wrote:
And I could never find a step by step set of instructions to create a preseeded install medium from a Debian live image that included the nonfree repository. Such a medium would have been a restore USB thumb drive for a laptop, to include wifi drivers from which to run the install entirely from wifi instead of having to use an Ethernet connection.
The documentation needs to be available and updated.
My $0.02.
Charlie
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On Jul 29, 2016 5:59 AM, "Pablo Brasero Moreno" <pablo@pablobm.com> wrote:
Hello Brian,
*** Re: keyboard layouts
*** Re: the lack of documentation
Unfortunately, November 2015 saw a drama surrounding Debian Live. You can get a summary at https://lwn.net/Articles/665839/
From a user's point of view, the upside is that a new tool is being developed, and debian-live will still be available in the mean time. The downside is that the original site is gone and the documentation is a bit difficult to find. I personally read it at http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/live-manual/stable/manual/html/live-manual.en.html
I haven't played much with that, but I think it might be possible with a preseed config? See an example here on lines 3-4 (where I had to comment it out because not all keyboards at my place are the same): https://github.com/pablobm/w2c3-livecd/blob/master/config/includes.binary/install/preseed.cfg
*** /lib/live/mount/medium
No idea. What do you want to do?
*** Re: CDs being from the past
My undestanding is that the new tool will have that aspiration, but I'm not actually following it, so take my word with a pinch of salt.
On 29 July 2016 at 13:37, Brian Wengel <m40636067@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear debian-live team
I can't find any documentation about Debian Live?
E.g. what's the username and password?.....I did find it on Google after some time...but that should not be source of the most basic and vital information.
Another simple questions is how to change keyboard layout. I expect at least half of the users of Debian Live uses a different layout.....it would be nice if it was more easy to change for all of us.
I did found a way to change it on Google (but nothing I will be able to remember)....so now I need to keep a note together with my Live USB key!I never found a way to make it persistent.though.
Can I edit a file in /lib/live/mount/medium?As the vast majority do use a writeable medium (USB flash) and not a read-only CD-ROM...it would be nice if it was more easy to change persistently.
Another thing:
I guess no one use CD-ROMs these days.....I haven't had a drive in my laptops for MANY years!Maybe it's time to stop aiming Debian Live to a CD-ROM media, and stop using it in titles, guide etc. At least not as the primary media/option....we moved to USB flash drives many years ago ;-)
When I read the limited pages and documentation about Live, it's almost as USB flash keys are a brand new technology that most people haven't started using yet.
Thanks.in advance.
Brian
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