Chris Jones wrote: > The manual indicates that it's just a matter of copying the .deb to the > config/chroot_local-packages.
jup, that's all. > Say, I over copy the .deb for a custom version of gnu/screen and add > gnu/screen to my list of packages. > > Now, which "screen" executable will eventually end up in the /usr/bin of > my live CD..? Does my custom version take precedence over the standard > lenny version automatically .. or do I need to add a touch of magic for > this to happen? the one with the highest version gets installed. make sure your local one has a higher version, assuming the debian version is 1.2.3-4, by: * adding a revision suffix: 1.2.3-4+custom or * adding an epoche: 1:1.2.3-4 > Where kernels are concerned, the issue is different .. provided they > have different names, I would imagine that my custom kernel(s) will be > installed alongside the standard kernel(s) .. But right now, on my > current live DVD I have two kernel images - one that's geared to older > processors .. dubbed something-486 .. and one that's optimized for > Pentium III & better hardware with a name that ends in -686. that's why you have to adjust LH_LINUX_PACKAGES and LH_LINUX_FLAVOURS in this case. > I'm more familiar with grub where you get a menu where you can select > which kernel you want to boot. I haven't had the time to look for a > way to direct the default (isolinux?) bootloader to boot the "-686" > kernel but it got me wondering whether I could replace it with grub. then set LH_BOOTLOADER to grub. -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baum...@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
