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Posted: **Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:04 pm**

This tutorial helps to create you own fit-pc2(i) live cd so you can install Ubuntu Desktop or Server to your HDD

What you will need:

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- A computer already running ubuntu with UCK (for the creation of the custom iso)
- A ubuntu/xubuntu desktop iso image

For fitpcs with the HDD on the slave port(it will be the case if you have the flash drive on the master ide port), the default ubuntu live cd won't recognize your HDD, therefore we need to create a custom live iso with a modified kernel. Otherwise if your hdd is the master, you should be ok to just create your usb stick on step 2:

1. Install and start UCK from your alternative computer:

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$ sudo apt-get install UCK

UCK started, you can now create your custom ubuntu/xbuntu.
All you need to do is to answer yes when It asks if you want to customize the packages. It will start an isolated synaptic.
Once in synaptic, add the fit pc repositories:

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deb http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/karmic binary/
deb-src http://fit-pc2.com/download/ubuntu/dists/karmic source/

Click the update button. Now you have to install those packages:

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linux-image-2.6.31-34-fitpc2
linux-headers-2.6.31-34-fitpc2
xserver-xorg-video-poulsbo
mplayer-vaapi
mplayer-skins

Once installed, close synaptic and UCK will create the iso file.

2. Create the usb stick with usb creator(System->Administration->Usb creator)

3. Boot your fitpc from the usb stick and install (x)Ubuntu

4. To remove xfce/gnome and have a ubuntu server follow these steps:
After the installation has completed and the system restarted on gnome/xfce, open a terminal:

Modify grub to boot to terminal:

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$ sudo vi /etc/default/grub

Change the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash text"

Save and close the grub file.
update grub so that the changes are propagated to grub's configuration file:

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$ sudo update-grub

Restart and you should now boot to the terminal.

You need to reconfigure your network:

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$ sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

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auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
#your static config here
address 192.168.0.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1

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$ sudo ifup eth0

Start tasksel:

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$ sudo tasksel

Check LAMP server and others you need. Uncheck Ubuntu desktop or xUbuntu desktop and the print server.

That's it. You have your Ubuntu server ready.

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Create your own fit-pc2(i) (x)ubuntu (desktop/server) livecd

Create your own fit-pc2(i) (x)ubuntu (desktop/server) livecd