All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development

[Anonymous2]

I started a build right now. I'm bundling these scanning-related programs:

• Scan Tailor (git)
• djvubind (hg)
• pdfbeads (1.0.3)
• Bindery (git)
• Tesseract (svn)
• Cuneiform (1.1.0)
• ImageMagick (6.7.5.3)

Aside from that, the distro has:

• Firefox
• Thunderbird
• Evince (Ubuntu packages it as well. It reads PDF, DjVu, PostScript and even multi-page TIFF)
• File Roller (Ubuntu packages it as well. It extracts everything)
• Java and Flash
• Abiword (I could try bundling LibreOffice Writer instead)
• Geany (text editor)
• Banshee (audio player)
• Gparted, just in case you need to partition anything. It's really awesome.

This is basically a fork of my rescue CD with a few tweaks and more software. I was aiming at a < 700mb ISO, but if you think that's not worth striving for, I can bundle everything you'd ever need in a 900-1,000 mb ISO file.

The LiveCD works with VirtualBox, so it should work with VMWare. I'll upload it somewhere once it finishes building. You can also boot the ISO via a USB stick or a CD, which will make bundling it much easier.

As for the more specific software (like the memory stick stuff), it shouldn't be too hard to make something.

[Anonymous2]

I can't find any place to store the ISO (I'm out of space in my Dropbox account as well) and most file sharing sites have a 200mb limit, so I'll keep looking.

Meanwhile, just a quick update:

• Automatic login to desktop
• Shortcuts for Scan Tailor, Firefox, Bindery and Terminal
• Support for most network adapters, including wireless and wired

Here are some screenshots (they might get clipped):

Clean desktop

Scan Tailor

[brosskgm]

Did this ever get finished?

Have you found a place to host the ISO?

If not have you tried sourceforge.com? or asking ubuntu?

I would host it on my home linux server for you but it's not able to handle a lot of traffic.
One or two connections at a time would be about it. To many streams could bring down
my internet.

I can't find any place to store the ISO (I'm out of space in my Dropbox account as well) and most file sharing sites have a 200mb limit, so I'll keep looking.

Meanwhile, just a quick update:

• Automatic login to desktop
• Shortcuts for Scan Tailor, Firefox, Bindery and Terminal
• Support for most network adapters, including wireless and wired

Here are some screenshots (they might get clipped):

trBGo.jpg

KmECe.png

[Anonymous2]

There was little interest in the project so I stopped maintaining it. I still run Arch Linux and the ArchISO scripts haven't changed a whole lot in six months, so I can try to rebuild the image some time this week.

As for hosting, I haven't found anything. I use GitHub for storing the code, but I don't have anywhere to upload the ISO. Now that I think of it, I could transmit it via a torrent once it's production ready, but test ISOs need to be stored somewhere as well.

[spomwii]

I can host the file for you if you need space. Pm me.

[brosskgm]

Post a note if spmwii hosts it for you, or like I mentioned I can, but my won't allow too many streams to it
and if that's ok, send message.

Thanks
Bob

[Anonymous2]

I haven't had much time to work on the LiveCD. The build process changed once again, so I have to redesign the entire ISO from scratch.

[brosskgm]

Ok. I just started playing around with the process today myself.

So I'm still a ways out.

I get the photo's taken, and used scan tailor on them. Next to read up how to get all the tiffs into pdf etc.

Thanks
Bob

[boelle]

Hi, i'm new to bookscanning but a live CD would be much welcommed...

I could install several tools on my mac but a Live cd would be much better since it would not mess up anything and if tools where partly mac and windows again a live cd would have everything needed in one place

only requirement from me is that it should be able to deliver books in epub format.. and i should be able to work with a single cam until i have the money for real scanner..

[boelle]

and i guess a live cd could make the perfect companion for the kit in the store