I hate using the 'save to CD/DVD' function that you get as an option when quitting a session when using a live CD/DVD. It always drag along some clutter that was not really intended to have around at next boot, and the extra files to be loaded, seriously slow down the whole booting process.
There is an elegant way to get around the problem, provided your .iso was burnt to a CD using the multisession option (I think all DVDs are burnt multisession when burnt by puppylinux).
You simply make an extra catalog on the multisession disk, and dump all your favourite pets and files into it. They are not made available on bootup, but can be accessed at any time by clicking the disk, and then you simply
install what you need. I use it for Openoffice, emacs, Gimp, Dia, Scribus, Lyx and other massive programs that I use only sporadically. I only save the versions that I know work 100% in my dpup485, along with all the necessary dependencies and preference files, so I don't have to look around the net to find them. Having them available on the DVD make them install in seconds, and does not take up bandwith on a slow net connection.
You have to use the same catalog name every time, in the example it is named '
extras' - you can choose whatever you prefer, and the content will simply be updated whenever you save to it again. Important: a file will always be updated, it will NOT be available in several older versions, as in a normal 'pupsave'. If you want that function, use a new catalog name each save. In the code example it is written to a DVD, modify the code if you use a CD.
- Make a catalog /tmp/extras, and fill it with whatever you want stored; programs, catalogs/files, music, pics or today's bookmark collection. (remember to check file permissions)
- Open a terminal window, and write the same code every time you save to your DVD:
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growisofs -M /dev/dvd -D -R -l -new-dir-mode 0755 -graft-points extras=/tmp/extras
(NOTE: the l in the line above is a small L)
Next time you boot your live puppy, everything behaves as normal, and if you need a couple of hundreds of megabytes of openoffice, you just click it to install it from your DVD.
I use this all the time, it works great!
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