Slackware ISO scripts

nikko · 04-09-2004, 10:01 AM

I use Rsync to keep my Slackware-Current folder up to date in Windows. I then us Mkisofs in windows to build a current Slack CD. Over the past few months or so, the defacto iso script that excludes stuff like Gnome and KDE has outgrown a 700 MB cd! Any suggestions on other sets to leave out? Here's my mkisofs script now, that is still too big to fit on a 700 mb CD

Code:

setlocal
set SlackPath=//myserver/pub/slackware/slackware-current/
mkisofs %1 -o //myserver/pub/slackware/slackware.iso -R -J -V "Slackware Install" -x bootdisks -x extra -x gnome -x kde -x kdei -x pasture -x patches -x rootdisks -x source -x testing -x t -x xap -x tcl -x zipslack -hide-rr-moved -v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -sort %SlackPath%isolinux/iso.sort -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/isolinux.boot -A "Slackware Install CD" %SlackPath%

endlocal

As you can see, I've excluded:
-x bootdisks -x extra -x gnome -x kde -x kdei -x pasture -x patches -x rootdisks -x source -x testing -x t -x xap -x tcl -x zipslack

what are you guys using to build your Slackware boot CD images?

skog · 04-09-2004, 11:38 AM

you might try leaving out e (emacs) and x (X)

You could also try using a 800meg cdr. It would at least be labeled as a 800min cdr.

but are you sure you want to use slack-current thats the slackware thats about to be released its full of bugs that need fixing.

I use the slackware-9.1 install disks ... 3 cds in all

nikko · 04-09-2004, 12:16 PM

My experience since 9.0 is that slackware-current is prettty stable. It may burn me one day....