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peter wrote: > Hi > > As this group is aware I am a keen railway modeller. I use JMRI to > control the layout. Unfortunately it is quite a long job getting the > system running under GNU/Linux. > > To that end I have written a draft instruction, which can be found here: > > http://jmri.sourceforge.net/install/Ubuntu.shtml > > (I have received a couple of very gratifying thank yous - which I should > pass on for the help I have received here). > > In the first paragraph I try and sell Linux in general and Ubuntu (and > Debian) in particular. Any advice on this first para would be > appreciated. Indeed any advice on any part would not go amiss. > > My long term aim is to work out a way to do this automatically. Perhaps > not even using Ubuntu. I suppose one would finally put something in a > repository. > > Any advice gratefully received. > > Thanks in advance > > Peter > One thought which springs to mind is creating a custom live Ubuntu CD. There is a package called reconstructor which allows you to make a custom live CD. Although I haven't had a play with it yet it may do the job. It does require the Ubuntu 7.04 Alternative ISO to be available though. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html