Hi, On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 02:07:12PM -0800, Emil Widmann wrote: > I am trying to build the latest sage release with the possible goal of > releasing another Live image version (USB/CD/HD disk image).
i am maintaining a Debian live version of Sage for more than one year, so we can join our efforts and mutualize our ideas! http://sagedebianlive.metelu.net/ The source code of the customization and build scripts is (GPL) available here, so there is room for collective developpment (still using mercurial though ;) http://sagedebianlive.metelu.net/sources/sagedebianlive/ Also, there are some tools that make the current Sage Debian live different from a raw debian live in order to fit to our particular needs, some details on the design are available here: http://www.lirmm.fr/~monteil/papiers/fichiers/Monteil-Slides-Extremecom2013.pdf http://www.lirmm.fr/~monteil/papiers/fichiers/Monteil-USB.pdf In particular: - i am using a different persistence scheme than the classical use of a separate ext2 partition in order to ease the use for windoz users (this OS refuses to read ext2 filesystems). - unlike Puppy, Debian live does not offers an easy tool to change the system language, hence i had ot write one. - there is an easy clone/upgrade script that allows to spread the USB key very easily and fast in a classroom/workshop, and replaces the download/burn by a key2key propagation (allowing content sharing between peers (e.g. worksheets), while still preserving their private data). - it is huge (e.g. it contains latex and some optional Sage spkg such as database_gap), to allow a remote user without a good internet connexion to experience an autonomous Linux system. - if a computer BIOS can not boot from a USB key, there is a small kexec-based CD image that allows to boot on the USB keys (also works for Mac UEFI uncompatible boot system) - i am currently writing an off-line integrity checking system (explained at the end of the slides). - a raspberry pi can be used as a kiosk for automatic upgrade of keys (plug the target key to the pi and udev will launch a non-interactive upgrade script). By the way, it could be interesting to put a link to this Sage Debian live from the sagemath.org download page (the current link "live CD" points to a 5.3 version of Sage). Ciao, Thierry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
