Thread: how to create install cd that doesn't need network access?

i'm trying create 10.04.3 installcd specific set of packages: nothing special it, ubuntu-desktop, few devel tools, , pre-seed file sets few non-default parameters.

works way want to, except 1 important detail: install pulls packages on network (and possibly updates apt database--it's not easy tell, during install, it's doing). in case, stalls if network goes away in middle of install, , since install intended places poor, intermittent network connectivity, issue me.

tried doing install without network connectivity, , succeeded, necessary packages in iso. it's when network available tries pull on (possibly apt files, since that's process seems hang hours when there slow network). can install scratch in 10 minutes when network disabled , 2 hours when network enabled--and no other changes!

don't care if resulting iso file doesn't fit on cd (as long fits onto dvd), want iso doesn't insist on reaching out on network during install. ideas?

thanks.

you seem have found solution issue-just turn off net before installing-but understand-there must way to: ...

somewhere linked below...there is...:

if ever need update offline there section on here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/installingsoftware

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there lots of solid choices making custom distros:


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/livecdcustomization

http://uck.sourceforge.net/

http://maketecheasier.com/build-your...der/2010/07/02

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

latest pdf book - linux scratch link:

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/...s-book-6.8.pdf

http://linuxcoe.sourceforge.net/

https://github.com/lumentica/reconstructor.engine

http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/

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