Live CDs
Isos
grml
- Website
- github development active
- Based on Debian
- Con: Doesn't auto-connect to wired network using docking station
- GUI
- Xorg
Custom settings when imaging usb disk
Enable ssh:
Partition the usb-disk to have 1 primary partition (i.e. sda1)
Then:
sudo apt install grml2usb
PW="$(gopass show --password live-cds/ssh-password)"
sudo grml2usb --fat16 --bootoptions="ssh=$PW" \
~/Downloads/grml64-full_2020.06.iso /dev/sdX1
Debian live
live-build
sudo apt install live-build
cd ~/projects/debian/live/ssh-live-cd
lb config
lb build 2>&1 | tee build.log
test-boot live image
kvm -cdrom live-image-i386.hybrid.iso
SystemRescueCd
- Website
- Gitlab
- Recent releases
- Based on Arch linux
- CLI
- No quick way to configure bluetooth keyboards
- Help: use
manualcommand
- GUI
- XFCE + Xorg
- Start X11 with
startx - Complicated to change keyboard layout
Boot options
- Manual: Booting SystemRescueCd
- Grub cmdline options, i.e.
setkmap=xx
- Grub cmdline options, i.e.
Preconfigured boot options:
- findroot: Booting a broken Linux system
- EFI shell: See ../uefi.md: EFI shell
SSH
Allow ssh access:
iptables -I INPUT 1 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
Set root pw:
passwd
Autorun
- Run your own scripts with autorun
- can't be added later because the USBstick is made of an
iso9660immutable fs.
Finnix
- Website
- Last release 6 month ago
- based on debian-live
SSH access:
passwd
systemctl start ssh
SSH access:s:
passwd
systemctl start ssh
SSH access:s:
passwd
systemctl start ssh
SSH access:s:
passwd
systemctl start ssh
Rescatux
- Rescatux website
- Recent release
- Rescatux 0.74 released
Outdated
- Ultimate Boot CD Last release 2020