Documentation updates regarding the overlay structure.

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Ivan Davidov 2017-01-15 20:32:07 +02:00
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COPY_SOURCE_ISO=true
# This property defines one or more additional overlay software pieces which
# will be generated and placed in the 'work/src/minimal_overlay' folder. These
# software pieces will be visible and fully usable after boot. By default this
# property is disabled because the build process for most of the software is
# host specific and may not work out of the box. Note that if you build any
# will be generated and placed in the 'work/src/minimal_overlay/rootfs' folder.
# These software pieces will be visible and fully usable after boot. By default
# this property is disabled because the build process for most of the software
# is host specific and may not work out of the box. Note that if you build any
# overlay software and you are using sparse image file for the overlay structure
# then most probably something will go wrong because the overlay software
# requires more than 1MB free space. The solution is to use folder overlay or to

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### ### ###
I only provide the build scripts. It's entirely up to you to configure and
prepare your build environment. I use "Linux Mint" both 32 and 64 bit editions.
Your distribution might have different build dependencies but most of the time
there is a single meta-package which installs most of the stuff that you need.
prepare your build environment. I use Linux Mint and Ubuntu, both 32 and 64 bit
editions. Your distribution might have different build dependencies but most of
the time there is a single meta-package which installs most of the stuff that
you need.
The build proces is slow, so be prepared to wait. In the end you should have
the ISO image file "minimal_linux_live.iso" in the same folder where you
executed the build process. You can burn the ISO image on CD/DVD or (better)
run it with PC emulator like QEMU or VirtualBox.
started the build process. You can burn the ISO image on CD/DVD or (better) run
it with PC emulator like QEMU or VirtualBox.

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This file is located in the folder 'minimal_overlay/rootfs'.
This file can be found in the folder 'minimal_overlay/rootfs'.
You can use this folder to put your own content (files and folders) which will
be visible in the root folder of your 'Minimal Linux Live' system, just like
this file is visible. The files/folders will override the content in the root