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How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation?

In other words, I would like to create a boot CD from Ubuntu that is installed on my PC, because I want to include the updated packages in it.

Is it possible?

Paulo Coghi
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I just made one for myself a few hours ago! I used RemasterSys. The steps to install are given on the page. After installing it, you can type the following commands on a terminal:

sudo remastersys dist my-hd.iso

to create a distributable image named my-hd.iso. You can burn this on a DVD and share it around. Just make sure you have removed crud like cached packages, unused config files. On a terminal type

sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt get autoclean

Again, if you are not a commandline guy, install Ubuntu Tweak to clean old packages, kernels and other crud from your system.

If comamnd line isnt for you, then you can goto Gnome Menu > Admninistration > Remastersys Backup.

There is also a guide given on Ubuntu.com, if you are willing to DIY.

theTuxRacer
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Install UCK - tool to customize Ubuntu Live CDs: 

sudo apt-get install uck
Zanna
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DB6EDR
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This should do the trick:

http://remastersys.sourceforge.net/remastersystool.html

nejode
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    Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. Provide possibly an abridged version of the content here to help create a higher quality answer – Lucio Mar 15 '13 at 03:30