build with functional openbox GUI

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 chroot
 staging
-temp
+tmp
+

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # LIVE_BOOT
 
-A script to make custom Debian based distros. Based off work by Will Haley
-
+A script to make custom Debian based distros. Based off work by Will Haley, see original tutorial here:
 https://www.willhaley.com/blog/custom-debian-live-environment/

make_iso.sh

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ sudo apt-get install \
  # We will use stable for this distribution and amd64 for the architecture.
  sudo debootstrap \
     --arch=amd64 \
-    --variant=minbase \
+    --variant=buildd \
     stable \
     "${HOME}/LIVE_BOOT/chroot" \
-    http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
+    https://deb.debian.org/debian
 
 # Set a custom hostname for your Debian environment.
-echo "debian-live" | sudo tee "${HOME}/LIVE_BOOT/chroot/etc/hostname"
+echo "custom-debian" | sudo tee "${HOME}/LIVE_BOOT/chroot/etc/hostname"
 
 # Install a Linux kernel of your choosing. 
 # The image linux-image-amd64 is chosen here. 
@@ -45,13 +45,17 @@ EOF
 # Install programs of your choosing, and then run apt-get clean to save some space. 
 # I use --no-install-recommends to avoid superfluous packages. 
 # You should decide what you need for your environment. 
+# Have to try using 
+# kde-plasma-desktop openbox-kde-session 
+# xfce4 xfce4-session xfce4-goodies 
+# obconf lxappearance-obconf lxinput lxrandr lxde
 
 sudo chroot "${HOME}/LIVE_BOOT/chroot" << EOF
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     iwd \
     curl openssh-client \
     openbox xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg xinit xterm \
-    wget iputils-ping \
+    wget iputils-ping obconf network-manager \
     nano
 EOF
 
@@ -96,13 +100,13 @@ MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std
 MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #30ffffff #00000000 std
 
 LABEL linux
-  MENU LABEL Debian Live [BIOS/ISOLINUX]
+  MENU LABEL Custom Debian [BIOS/ISOLINUX]
   MENU DEFAULT
   KERNEL /live/vmlinuz
   APPEND initrd=/live/initrd boot=live
 
 LABEL linux
-  MENU LABEL Debian Live [BIOS/ISOLINUX] (nomodeset)
+  MENU LABEL Custom Debian [BIOS/ISOLINUX] (nomodeset)
   MENU DEFAULT
   KERNEL /live/vmlinuz
   APPEND initrd=/live/initrd boot=live nomodeset
@@ -125,13 +129,13 @@ set timeout=30
 
 # If X has issues finding screens, experiment with/without nomodeset.
 
-menuentry "Debian Live [EFI/GRUB]" {
+menuentry "Custom Debian [EFI/GRUB]" {
     search --no-floppy --set=root --label DEBLIVE
     linux ($root)/live/vmlinuz boot=live
     initrd ($root)/live/initrd
 }
 
-menuentry "Debian Live [EFI/GRUB] (nomodeset)" {
+menuentry "Custom Debian [EFI/GRUB] (nomodeset)" {
     search --no-floppy --set=root --label DEBLIVE
     linux ($root)/live/vmlinuz boot=live nomodeset
     initrd ($root)/live/initrd
@@ -160,14 +164,14 @@ EOF
 
 # Your LIVE_BOOT directory should now roughly look like this. 
 
-IVE_BOOT/chroot/*tons of chroot files*
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/initrd
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/vmlinuz
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/filesystem.squashfs
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/EFI/BOOT
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/boot/grub/grub.cfg
-LIVE_BOOT/staging/boot/grub/x86_64-efi
+# LIVE_BOOT/chroot/*tons of chroot files*
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/initrd
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/vmlinuz
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/live/filesystem.squashfs
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/EFI/BOOT
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/boot/grub/grub.cfg
+# LIVE_BOOT/staging/boot/grub/x86_64-efi
 
 # Copy BIOS/legacy boot required files into our workspace.
 
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ xorriso \
     -iso-level 3 \
     -o "${HOME}/LIVE_BOOT/debian-custom.iso" \
     -full-iso9660-filenames \
-    -volid "DEBLIVE" \
+    -volid "DEBCUSTOM" \
     --mbr-force-bootable -partition_offset 16 \
     -joliet -joliet-long -rational-rock \
     -isohybrid-mbr /usr/lib/ISOLINUX/isohdpfx.bin \