EDIT: 07/04/2014: I highly suggest reading this thread in it's entirety, alot of progress has been done with this tool. Mainstream yet: YES, included in Ultimate Edition 4.2. Please note the tool is currently in it's infancy, vast changes will be made as the tool progresses.
Repostorm has not only corrected the errors in Mate 1.8, it also developed the repository online.
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repostorm --prepare mate
repostorm --publish [email protected] repostormed
You can obtain this software and others through the Ultimate Edition Copy account.
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root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos# ./tmosb --help
TheeMahn O/S Builder (tmosb) 1.7.6, 01/31/2014
GNU tmosb (TheeMahn O/S Builder) home page: <http://ultimateedition.info/>.
E-mail bug reports to: <[email protected]>.
Be sure to include the word tmosb somewhere in the Subject: field.
Usage: tmosb -<-COMMAND> [OPTION]
Mandatory arguments to long options are identical for short options.
possible commands...
-b --build builds Operating System(s)
-e --extract extract ISO(s)
-h --help this help message
-t --test test ISO in virtual machine and exit
-u --upgrade distro upgrades an existing Operating System(s)
-v --version dump version info and exit
tmosb --help [COMMAND] for further information.
root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos#
Sorry, even the documentation is not up to date a couple punches of keys and double tab reveals:
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theemahn@JackHammer:~$ tmosb -
-b -C -e -h -r -R -t -u -v -V
theemahn@JackHammer:~$ tmosb --
--build --extract --relax --test --verbose
--clear --help --report --upgrade --version
theemahn@JackHammer:~$ tmos --
Let's delve into to the poorly documented help system:
root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos# ./tmosb --help build
TheeMahn O/S Builder (tmosb) 1.7.6, 01/31/2014
GNU tmosb (TheeMahn O/S Builder) home page: <http://ultimateedition.info/>.
E-mail bug reports to: <[email protected]>.
Be sure to include the word tmosb somewhere in the Subject: field.
Usage build;
tmosb -b [TARGETISO]
Invokes tmosb to build [TARGETISO] from scratch. The format of the ISO
must comply as follows:
<DISTRO>-<VERSION>-<ARCHITECTURE>.[ISO]
Valid arguments are as follows:
DISTRO: ubuntu, ultimate-edition
VERSION: 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04 for Ubuntu
VERSION: 3.4, 3.5, - , 4.3 for Ultimate Edition
ARCHITECTURE: x86, x64, armhf, armel
ISO as per synopsis is [OPTIONAL]
Example: tmosb --build ultimate-edition-4.3-x64.iso
Will build Ultimate Edition 4.3 64 bit ISO Operating System.
root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos#
Wow, would be my impression. Well that's all good, but does it actually work?
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root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos# ./tmosb --build ultimate-edition-4.3-x64
The output of the above command:
Repeating the same command because of errors in previous attempt, error free the first time through is my ultimate goal:
Booting up the newly created ISO Image...
Lot's of error fixes & enhancments to the software are in it's future & the number 1 reason you do not have it today. I have many checks in place to ensure you do not trash your current operating system. For example attempting to run the app intended to run in the chroot environment:
root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos# ./internal
Non-chroot environment detected. I refuse to execute. Exiting...
root@JackHammer:/home/theemahn/Videos#
Just know it is coming.
TheeMahn,