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==Packages built for Byzantium==
==Packages built for Byzantium==
* CherryPy - Porteus and Slackware don't package it so I made one for us.  It's been checked into Git.
* CherryPy - Porteus and Slackware don't package it so I made one for us.  It's been checked into Git.
* pySetupTools
* pySetupTools - Required for installing some Python modules.
* Mako - Python HTML templating system.
* Mako - Python HTML templating system.
** Dependency of the control panel.
* Git - Converted Slackware v13.37 package.
* Git - Converted Slackware v13.37 package.
* Curl - Converted Slackware v13.37 package.
** Dependency of git.
** Note: To make git work without "error setting certificate verify locations" errors, you need to run the following command as the root user: git config --system http.sslcainfo /usr/share/curl/ca-bundle.crt


==Links==
==Links==

Revision as of 02:02, 7 July 2011

Description

We are building a portable live Linux distribution based on Porteus Linux. Porteus itself is a fork of Slax that has been brought up to date with Slackware 13.37 and uses a 2.6.38.8 kernel. Porteus can use binary packages from Slackware 13.37.

Goals

Features

ToDo

Packages built for Byzantium

  • CherryPy - Porteus and Slackware don't package it so I made one for us. It's been checked into Git.
  • pySetupTools - Required for installing some Python modules.
  • Mako - Python HTML templating system.
    • Dependency of the control panel.
  • Git - Converted Slackware v13.37 package.
  • Curl - Converted Slackware v13.37 package.
    • Dependency of git.
    • Note: To make git work without "error setting certificate verify locations" errors, you need to run the following command as the root user: git config --system http.sslcainfo /usr/share/curl/ca-bundle.crt

Links

Place links relevant to any part of the process of making this livedistro here.

Porteus Official Website Processes for building Porteus packages.

Timeline