Debian GNU/Linux CD Images

->- You want to burn/press numerous customized CDs to sell/give away.

-!- Solution: You should use the Debian CD creation script. A `released' version is packaged as "debian-cd", but the best results are usually obtained by using the latest version from CVS.

To get the latest CVS version, make sure you have cvs installed. From an empty directory give the following commands:

$ export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.debian.org:/cvs/debian-boot
$ cvs login
[empty password]
$ cvs checkout -AP -f -roff22r3 debian-cd
$ cvs logout

With this script, you can generate customized Debian CDs easily. For this, you need a Linux computer with much disk space.

NOTE: FOR CREATING WOODY/SID IMAGES, SOME TINKERING MAY BE REQUIRED. Especially symlinking to the latest potato boot-floppies might be a good idea.

Do not try to make Debian CDs by copying the Debian FTP site to a CD using a commercial CD burning program. This most certainly will not work, because Debian needs a very special directory structure that these programs do not provide. Also, you won't be able to boot from these CDs. If you have no other option, please consider distributing the Official CDs instead.

You should also read the CD Image Frequently Asked Questions.