How do I create a custom Ubuntu Live CD image?

Compress the chroot

  1. Access build directory. cd $HOME/live-ubuntu-from-scratch.
  2. Create squashfs. sudo mksquashfs chroot image/casper/filesystem.squashfs.
  3. Write the filesystem.size. printf $(sudo du -sx –block-size=1 chroot | cut -f1) > image/casper/filesystem.size.

How do I restore files from Ubuntu using live CD?

Recover Grub

  1. Boot the Ubuntu Live CD.
  2. Press Ctrl-Alt-F1.
  3. Find the partition where your /boot directory is (normally the root partition) check the previous tip for that.
  4. sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt.
  5. sudo chroot /mnt.
  6. grub.
  7. find /boot/grub/stage1 (will output a partition name like (hd0,3) )
  8. root (hd0,3)

How do I mount a disk to a live CD?

How to Mount Linux Filesystem from a Live CD and Copy a backup

  1. Download a Live Linux ISO and Burn it.
  2. Boot into the RAM disk based Live Linux CD environment.
  3. Mount the hard drive that contains the backup.
  4. Copy the backup off of the server.

How do you use Cubic?

Launch Cubic from the dock or application menu. On the Start Page, select a new empty directory to keep all your project files. You can have multiple customization projects, but you must pick a different directory for each project. On the Project Page, select an original ISO image to customize.

How do I make a live CD?

Steps for creating a Live CD with Windows

  1. Insert a blank CD or DVD into your Optical drive.
  2. Locate the ISO image then Right-Click and select ‘Open With > Windows Disc Image Burner’.
  3. Check ‘Verify disc after burning’ and click ‘Burn’.

How recover data from corrupted drive in Linux?

Testdisk can:

  1. Recover lost partitions.
  2. Make disks bootable again.
  3. Fix a partition table.
  4. Restore the master boot record.
  5. Restore boot sectors.
  6. Restore filesystem tables.
  7. Undelete files from NTFS, FAT, exFAT, and ext2 filesystems.
  8. Copy files from deleted NTFS, FAT, exFAT, and ext2/3/4 filesystems.

What to do before installing Ubuntu Live CD?

Before installing, try the LiveCD mode. That way you can try out Ubuntu Linux before installing it or making changes to your hard drive. In LiveCD mode no changes will be made to your system and once you reboot and remove the CD / DVD from the drive you will return to windows.

Where do I get the Ubuntu live ISO?

Click on this link to download the Ubuntu Live ISO. Select the latest version available. Select 32-bit or 64-bit from the drop down menu below the version menu. Click the big orange button with the words Start Download. Wait for the ISO file to finish downloading.

Where can I find LiveCD in Ubuntu Linux?

Most distributions (versions or “distros” of Linux) have this LiveCd functionality on their installer CD, a few have a separate Cd to download. It is rare to find a distro that has no LiveCd session at all. Ubuntu tries to make their LiveCD the easiest to use.

How do I make an ISO CD in Ubuntu?

Open up Active@ ISO Burner and select the ISO file in the file menu. If using Windows Disc Image Burner, right click on the image file and hover over “open with” and select “Windows Disc Image Burner”. Insert a Blank CD in to the CD-R and wait for ISO Burner to ID the device.