I'm interested in making my own live CD with my own packages for laptops. I want to have some default packages installed on the CD but I would also like to be able to mount an NFS share /usr/local and be able to compile/install other ports/packages.
What I'm trying to do is have a general purpose CD I can pop in any laptop. Without a net connection I have access to default software on the CD. When I am in range of my home router I can use an NFS share for /usr/local and have updated apps as well as being able to install new ones. When I'm away if I need to I can tunnel into my home network and likewise remount /usr/local from across the internet.
The reasoning is you'll want more packages than you can install on a CD/DVD or more likely you want a package that you didn't anticipate you wanted and don't want and or have time to reburn a new disc with the package.
Overlapping /usr/local means I have to either launch from single user mode or more likely hack an rc.d script or two to do what I want. Maybe write my own forth language loader boot menu.
I'm also trying to figure out if I could have multiple /usr/local, e.g. /usr/local1 /usr/local2 /usr/local3 and what the implementation and ramifications might be. This is an extension of the /usr/local concept but I doubt the ports system can handle it.
The more obvious solution is using a USB flash drive and only booting the kernel from the CD on a system that doesn't support USB booting.
Just rambling a bit and looking for some feedback.
What I'm trying to do is have a general purpose CD I can pop in any laptop. Without a net connection I have access to default software on the CD. When I am in range of my home router I can use an NFS share for /usr/local and have updated apps as well as being able to install new ones. When I'm away if I need to I can tunnel into my home network and likewise remount /usr/local from across the internet.
The reasoning is you'll want more packages than you can install on a CD/DVD or more likely you want a package that you didn't anticipate you wanted and don't want and or have time to reburn a new disc with the package.
Overlapping /usr/local means I have to either launch from single user mode or more likely hack an rc.d script or two to do what I want. Maybe write my own forth language loader boot menu.
I'm also trying to figure out if I could have multiple /usr/local, e.g. /usr/local1 /usr/local2 /usr/local3 and what the implementation and ramifications might be. This is an extension of the /usr/local concept but I doubt the ports system can handle it.
The more obvious solution is using a USB flash drive and only booting the kernel from the CD on a system that doesn't support USB booting.
Just rambling a bit and looking for some feedback.
