dfsbuild - Generate custom Debian From Scratch CD images

dfsbuild -c config_file -w working_dir

dfsbuild is a program to generate Debian From Scratch (DFS) CD images. It is highly configurable and can generate images far different from the standard DFS image.

The output from dfsbuild is an ISO image that is bootable on i386 and amd64 systems. It uses Grub for the bootloader, and in the default configuration, generates DFS ISOs that are bootable and can be used to repair a Linux system or install a new one.

dfsbuild requires about twice the eventual size of the ISO image to run. That is, if you are building a 600MB ISO image, you will need approximately 1.2GB free on the disk that holds working_dir.

Configuration is accomplished through the config file given with -c. An example is available in /etc/dfsbuild/dfs.cfg. That example is commented and shows all the available options.

dfsbuild must be run as root.

The working directory is specified with -w. NOTE: IF THIS SPECIFIES AN EXISTING DIRECTORY, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY DELETED WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING.

Both options are mandatory.

dfsbuild does not work with Debian GNU/Linux woody (the stable release as of the time of this writing). You must use a newer distribution for your CD. testing is known to work.

dfsbuild, all associated scripts and programs, this manual, and all build scripts are Copyright (C) 2004 John Goerzen.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

dfsbuild, its modules, documentation, executables, and all included files, except where noted, was written by John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> and copyright is held as stated in the COPYRIGHT section.

Other related references include: DFS Manual at /usr/share/doc/dfsbuild, mkisofs(1), cdebootstrap(1).