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Remastering Grml 2011.12 will be as easy as never before

For the final release of Grml 2011.12 we will no longer ship the so called “release-chroots” - and this will not make it harder for you to remaster, but only easier!

grml-live, the build tool for Grml, has gained a new feature: it can now extract ISOs and use their contents as the base for your remastering needs. This feature will be released with the next grml-live release, but it’s available today in grml-live git.

How you’d use this:

  • Download grml64_2011.12.iso
  • Install the new grml-live (git rev. 11baa336b55 and newer)
  • Edit config in /etc/grml/fai/*
  • Build:
    sudo grml-live -A -V -u -e ~/Downloads/grml64_2011.12.iso -s testing \
    -c DEBORPHAN,GRMLBASE,GRML_FULL,RELEASE,AMD64,IGNORE \
    -r “Remastered” -g grml64 -o /tmp/grml64
  • Enjoy your new ISO in /tmp/grml64/grml_isos/