Refracta Development, Scripts, etc.
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raymerjacque

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## Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:47 am

I have previously been using Remastersys to build my Distro, but remastersys is going down a road that i dont like, as well as users have complained that the installer is difficult to use.
I have been searching for alternative tools to use, and i must say, im quite impressed with the refracta snapshot and installer, and specially with the fact that you have allowed for other distrobutions to make use of it
i'm still busy running tests and going through all the config's, but it looks like i will be using these tools to build Makulu in the future. The only issue i have at this stage is how to put the installer icon on the desktop and have it removed after the user installs. but its really minor issue.
So once again, just wanted to say thanx for these awesome tools, and i think now that remastersys is going down the hill you will definitely have more debian distro's coming your way, i have already recommended these tools to some other debian based developers
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:32 pm

> how to put the installer icon on the desktop and have it removed after the user installs

Quite simple using Debian's live-config mechanism, e.g. in /lib/live/config/1070-debian-installer-launcher
Post-install removal would need an extra line in the installer script before the final "cleanup" function (or call a custom sub-script at that point which could do other jobs also) EDIT rsync-excludes could do that also
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:51 am

do you mind going into more detail ? im not exactly sure what to do here....
in the rafractasnapshot.conf file i found this section :

> # You can change the default rsync excludes file here if you know what
> # you're doing. Be sure to use the full path to the file.
> #
> # It's also possible to edit the excludes file by choosing "Setup"
> # during the execution of the script.
> #
> # Default is "/usr/lib/refractasnapshot/snapshot_exclude.list"
> snapshot_excludes="/usr/lib/refractasnapshot/snapshot_exclude.list"

is this what you were refering to ?
ah, i found the same section in refractainsttaller.conf, i assume that is the section you were refering to... ill play around with it and let you know if i get stuck or come right, thnx for help
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:45 am

If you copy the Refracta Installer.desktop file from /usr/share/applications to your desktop and then add this line to the excludes file

Code:
  `- /home/*/Desktop/refractainstaller.desktop`

That should do it I think
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:08 am

next problem i have is that for some reason Gparted doesnt start up during installation anymore. It seems to skip the gparted step and goes straight to the next step even tho i clicked on the partition button. any idea why that would happen ?
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 1:55 pm

If you're clicking on a button that says "Partition", you're in the window that asks you where to install the grub bootloader. The opportunity to run gparted was in the previous window, and you should click on the button that says "Run GParted".
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:24 pm

the first box that pops up after you choose installation type is the one that says "run gaprted or skip this step". there i click gparted, but gparted doesnt start, instead it skips ahead to select a partition to install.
it wouldnt have anything to do with fact that i added a second user and changed root password ?
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:40 pm

No, those things shouldn't affect it. Did you edit the script at all? (/usr/bin/refractainstaller-yad)
Run it in debug mode from a root terminal:

Code:
  `refractainstaller-yad -d`

Then look at the log file (/var/log/refractainstaller_errors.log).
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:15 pm

is there any guide to make use of the debian installer with refracta snapshot ? would it work out the box or is any configuring needed ?
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## Re: Refracta Installer on Debian Distro - Makululinux

Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:52 pm

Install the debian installer. Make a snapshot. Boot the snapshot. Install using the debian installer.
What is it you want to configure? And why don't you want to solve the problem you asked about?
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