installing software (not your usual question)

[easoukenka]

Ok due to many reasons i'd rather not get into I have had to reinstall Kubuntu many times. I just noticed synaptic you can generate an sh script from the programs you selected. I did that but noticed the script it created didn't have a space after wget -chttp:www.stuff......

I did a search and replace and put a space there then the script ran fine for me. However it only downloaded them and didn't install them so I typed dpgk -i *.deb and that seemed to work pretty good. Followed by a rm *.deb to clean everything up. However I would like to add the dpkg and the rm to the script how do I do that?

Also but less important how would I go about creating a kubuntu cd with all that software on it already and have it install?

Preview of my file:

#!/bin/sh
wget -c http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/....22-4_i386.deb
wget -c http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...11-13_i386.deb

[mistrynitesh]

Re: installing software (not your usual question)

Also but less important how would I go about creating a kubuntu cd with all that software on it already and have it install?

Even I am interested in this. This way, can I replicate my existing system on another computer, or will I need to install Kubuntu from LiveCD and again go about setting up all the other programs and customisations? (I hope this is what easoukenka meant!)

[Fintan]

Re: installing software (not your usual question)

Well there is this:

http://www.linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/Remastersys
of course there are others, google is your friend.

and this:

http://aptoncd.sourceforge.net/

I like the second a lot. It is simple and easy to use

As for look and feel you can alway copy your .kde and use that provided you are installing the same version of KDE

With aptoncd be sure to use the same version of kubuntu. (I guess that is obvious)


I hope that helps.

[easoukenka]

Re: installing software (not your usual question)

those look like nice programs. Does anybody know if they still update properly through adept manager if installed that way?

[Fintan]

Re: installing software (not your usual question)

If you use aptoncd on the same version of Kubuntu yes. So if you use aptoncd to make a copy of your application setup in say feisty and install feisty on another machine you just install aptoncd, stick the cd you made in and bingo. It takes a while but it works.

[easoukenka]

Re: installing software (not your usual question)

aptoncd seems nice but i would like to check out the other program you listed just because it backs up everything would be nice to do at a fresh install with what I like on it without having to install anything else. However I can't seem to find that program anywhere I went to the website and it like cuts off on the download directions. I researched a bit and I need beta romeo repository anyone know how to get that?

Oh also just so I know what is the answer to my first question how to add to an sh script dpkg -i *.deb then rm *.deb the wget's work just fine.

Aptoncd does not pick up my programs I installed with dpkg so I have to manually add them can I get confirmation they will stilll update installed that way in adept manager.

Thanks for you help