I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is after I've laboured for several hours to customized it...

[Linda McLeod]

Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one
huge file..?
All I've found is a link to download each update separately...

Here's my little problem..  My PC is hit nearly every week or two by
hateful bullies..  I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is
after I've laboured for several hours to customize it to my liking..  I
need all my peripheral programs and files to be in that install.. 
Please link me to a site that tells how it's done..  Ten years I've been
trying to make such an install disk, and just can't get through it..  It
makes me feel so darn stupid and small that I can't do this simple
little thing...  If ever I do get it one day, I'll probably be bouncing
in my chair till it or my bum breaks...  Please tell how it's done...

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[Joe Zeff]

On 10/05/2011 07:12 PM, Linda McLeod wrote:
>  I know it sounds
>  stupid, but what else is there?.. 
You might consider finding out why you have to keep reinstalling. 
Unless you're experimenting with alpha-test programs or running as root 
without being careful enough you shouldn't have to reinstall at all.

[Linda McLeod]

On Tuesday, October 04, 2011 10:32 AM, "Joe Zeff" <joe(a)zeff.us&gt; wrote:
>  On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote: 
Why do it the hard way when the default is easier and faster?

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My OS gets hit too much, and corrupted.. I'm forever reinstalling
Fedora, and the softs I like, and the 6-gigs of notes and tunes, plus
all the tweaking...  I figured if I had the initial 300-meg update
download on a CD, I could eliminate the downloading time when fresh
installing...  I suppose it's a bit of a "desperation thing"..?  I'm
going to try the "backup thing" for the "hundredth time" to make an
iso
install CD of the OS as I like it, so I won't need to mess with new
installs over the Net...  I'm not on the Net at home.. My IP gets
slammed constantly..  I use a relatives connection to get the downloads
I need for my pix editing and occasional updates.. is "Why do it the
hard way when the default is easier and faster?"...  I know it sounds
stupid, but what else is there?..
  

 

 





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[John Aldrich]

On Tue October 4 2011, Joe Zeff wrote:
>  On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote:
>  > Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one
>  > huge file..?
>  > All I've found is a link to download each update separately...
>  
>  No, because there's no point to such a thing.  When you install F14 and
>  run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of
>  everything.  Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across
>  hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after
>  version until you reached the present.  Why do it the hard way when the
>  default is easier and faster?
>  
Maybe a "kickstart" ??? I don't know anything about making those, but
they 
are supposed to be a way to make identical custom installations, so maybe 
that would fill the bill? That and backing up the config files???

[Peter Gordon]

On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 10:06 -0700, Linda McLeod wrote:
>  Here's my little problem..  My PC is hit nearly every week or two
> by
>  hateful bullies..  I need to make an install iso of the OS the way it is
>  after I've laboured for several hours to customize it to my liking..  I
>  need all my peripheral programs and files to be in that install.. 
>  Please link me to a site that tells how it's done..  Ten years I've been
>  trying to make such an install disk, and just can't get through it..  It
>  makes me feel so darn stupid and small that I can't do this simple
>  little thing...  If ever I do get it one day, I'll probably be bouncing
>  in my chair till it or my bum breaks...  Please tell how it's done. 
Pardon if this reply seems a bit insensitive; but instead of simply
fixing it each time these "bullies" hit your PC, why not prevent them in
the first place?

Primarily, how do they attack your computer? Are the attacks from an
external source, or from within your own home/business network? Are you
keeping updated with security fixes and such?

If the attacks are internal, try restricting access to your computer:
iIf you have the "automatic login" enabled for convenience; I recommend
turning it off and forcing yourself (and likely, your attackers) to use
an explicit password. (Ensure that this is a strong and unpredictable
password. Use a lengthy combination of upper- and lower-case letters,
numbers, and symbols; and make it unrelated to your username. Don't
write it down anywhere if you can help it.) Some more paranoid measures
might be to encrypt your hard drive contents (using a different password
than your user login), and to restrict physical access to the machine
(for example, locking it in its own well-ventilated room, and keeping
the key on your person). 

If the attacks are coming from an external source, ensure that your
firewall is set to block all incoming connections. If you are connected
to the internet directly, try instead to connect through a known-good
router, as the required NAT will add an additional security barrier
between you and the Internet.

Second, I don't know whether you are running as the superuser ("root")
or not; but if you are, you should stop immediately. As the
administrator account for a system, it has virtually limitless
read/write access to anything on that system, including being able to
add, modify, or remove any kernel modules, programs and user data.

Finally, if none of these are viable in your circumstances, some
utilities you can use include rsync and/or duplicity (or the GNOME
frontend to these, Deja Dup) to create a file-by-file copy of the drive,
and the 'dd' tool to create an image of the drive contents. (Though
realistically, you probably only need the /home directory and any
modified data files in /etc or /var; as the rest can be simply
redownloaded.)

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[John Aldrich]

On Tue October 4 2011, Joe Zeff wrote:
>  
>  No, because there's no point to such a thing.  When you install F14 and
>  run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of
>  everything.  Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across
>  hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after
>  version until you reached the present.  Why do it the hard way when the
>  default is easier and faster?
>  
Agreed... just back up your config files, either on-line or to some sort of 
removable media and then when you reinstall, copy the config files back over.

[Joe Zeff]

On 10/04/2011 10:06 AM, Linda McLeod wrote:
>  Is there a link to download ALL Fedora-14 updates all at once in one
>  huge file..?
>  All I've found is a link to download each update separately... 
No, because there's no point to such a thing.  When you install F14 and 
run update for the first time, you get the most recent version of 
everything.  Doing it your way would update you step-by-step across 
hundreds of updates for some of the programs, installing version after 
version until you reached the present.  Why do it the hard way when the 
default is easier and faster?