Regarding Remastering

[esafwan]

Hi,
After weeks of hard work i have re-branded an ubuntu 9.04 installation. Like the logos, splash screen, theme, wallpaper
and have even changed some of the menus.

Now i want to make an installation CD out of this, so that i can distribute it to my friends, in that brand name.
I don't want all my efforts to go in vain.

I'm aware of some apps out there like remastersys, reconstructor, uck etc... but i read that some of them don't keep
your theme, while others change the login screen or wallpaper. I want my live cd and installation to look exactly like the installation i hav in my system. Please help me with this.

[dannylobo]

Is this Legit - modifying and redistributing ?

[slughappy1]

If you are asking if it is legit to modify and share open source software, like Ubuntu, the answer is yes. I'm sorry I can't answer the question of how to do the first question though.

EDIT: This looks thread looks like it might answer some of your questions esafwan.
Ok so it turns out I can't post URLs to other sites because I haven't made 15+ posts, annoying. So here is how to find the thread I was trying to like to. Google "remaking the ubuntu minicd" and it is the first one on the list.

[keikun2004]

I'm not too advanced in this feature, but a quick search tip : isolinux

[Jose_X]

Distros like puppylinux, slax, and I think even pclos or mandriva and fedora might be more respin friendly than ubuntu.

In any case, I wanted to suggest that you post a script or a list of all the changes you made so that others can leverage your work. Additionally, you can further develop your unique remastered distro and charge individuals and businesses for giving them a custom distro (eg, a picture of them as wallpaper and custom appication/menu/background/etc titles and pics).

The remastering app might be composed of a large shell script. If so, you might be able to hunt through it (or ask for help) to try and figure out why is it that some things don't get preserved. Perhaps you can custom tune the script to add in what you want before the iso is made.

Also, keep in mind that updates from the main repos might remove some of your changes. Plan for this.

...and also, I don't think you can just use any remastering app since there likely are some details that would vary from distro to distro.