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FOSS4G 2009 Press Release 28

2009-08-28T06:58:52Z

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=The Easy steps to get your project on the FOSS4G Live DVD=

Sydney, Australia. 22 August 2009. http://2009.foss4g.org

The [http://arramagong.com Arramagong Live DVD], [http://gisvm.com GISVM], and [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc OSGeo Live-Demo] projects are collaborating to create a set of simple, automated install scripts for a wide variety of Free and open source GIS projects, and we're calling on each project to help us write a script for their software.

The scripts should cover the installation and configuration of each project into a base [http://www.xubuntu.org/ Xubuntu] 9.04 system. Separate scripts can optionally cover data, demos and tutorials.

For projects already packaged for [http://packages.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] or by [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS], an install script will likely be as simple as:

''install_mapserver.sh''

#!/bin/sh
apt-get install cgi-mapserver

Projects that haven't been packaged yet are slightly more complicated:

''install_udig.sh''

#!/bin/sh
#################################################
#
# Purpose: Installation of udig into Xubuntu
# Author: Stefan Hansen <shansen@lisasoft.com>
#
#################################################
# Copyright (c) 2009 Open Geospatial Foundation
# Copyright (c) 2009 LISAsoft
#
# Licensed under the GNU LGPL.
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License,
# or any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that
# it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, without even the implied
# warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
# See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details, either
# in the "LICENSE.LGPL.txt" file distributed with this software or at
# web page "http://www.fsf.org/licenses/lgpl.html".
##################################################

# About:
# =====
# This script will install udig into Xubuntu

# Running:
# =======
# sudo ./install_udig.sh

TMP="/tmp/udig_downloads"
INSTALL_FOLDER="/usr/lib"
DATA_FOLDER="/usr/local/share"
UDIG_FOLDER="$INSTALL_FOLDER/udig"
BIN="/usr/bin"
USER_NAME="user"
USER_HOME="/home/$USER_NAME"

## Setup things... ##

# check required tools are installed
if [ ! -x "`which wget`" ] ; then
echo "ERROR: wget is required, please install it and try again"
exit 1
fi
# create tmp folders
mkdir $TMP
cd $TMP

## Install Application ##

# get udig
if [ -f "udig-1.2-M6.linux.gtk.x86.tar.gz" ]
then
echo "udig-1.2-M6.linux.gtk.x86.tar.gz has already been downloaded."
else
wget http://udig.refractions.net/files/downloads/branches/udig-1.2-M6.linux.gtk.x86.tar.gz
fi
# unpack it and copy it to /usr/lib
tar -xzf udig-1.2-M6.linux.gtk.x86.tar.gz -C $INSTALL_FOLDER

## Configure Application ##

# Download modified startup script for udig
if [ -f "udig.sh" ]
then
echo "udig.sh has already been downloaded."
else
wget https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/udig-conf/udig.sh
fi
# copy it into the udig folder
cp udig.sh $UDIG_FOLDER

# create link to startup script
ln -s $UDIG_FOLDER/udig.sh $BIN/udig

# Download desktop icon
if [ -f "uDig.desktop" ]
then
echo "uDig.desktop has already been downloaded."
else
wget https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/udig-conf/uDig.desktop
fi
# copy it into the udig folder
cp uDig.desktop $USER_HOME/Desktop
chown $USER_NAME:$USER_NAME $USER_HOME/Desktop/uDig.desktop

## Sample Data ##

# Download udig's sample data
if [ -f "data-v1_1.zip" ]
then
echo "data-v1_1.zip has already been downloaded."
else
wget http://udig.refractions.net/docs/data-v1_1.zip
fi
#unzip the file into /usr/local/share/udig-data
mkdir $DATA_FOLDER/udig-data
unzip data-v1_1.zip -d $DATA_FOLDER/udig-data

## Documentation ##

# Download udig's documentation
if [ -f "udig-1.2-M5.html" ]
then
echo "udig-1.2-M5.html has already been downloaded."
else
wget http://udig.refractions.net/files/downloads/branches/udig-1.2-M5.html
fi

if [ -f "uDigWalkthrough1.pdf" ]
then
echo "uDigWalkthrough1.pdf has already been downloaded."
else
wget http://udig.refractions.net/docs/uDigWalkthrough1.pdf
fi

if [ -f "uDigWalkthrough2.pdf" ]
then
echo "uDigWalkthrough2.pdf has already been downloaded."
else
wget http://udig.refractions.net/docs/uDigWalkthrough2.pdf
fi

#copy into /usr/local/share/udig-docs
mkdir $DATA_FOLDER/udig-docs
cp udig-1.2-M5.html $DATA_FOLDER/udig-docs
cp uDigWalkthrough1.pdf $DATA_FOLDER/udig-docs
cp uDigWalkthrough1.pdf $DATA_FOLDER/udig-docs

As we are still bootstrapping the packaging project, and as we are very short on time before feature freeze, manual steps can be included as comments in each install script, and can be automated by a project member, or packager at a later date.

Packaging details and examples can be found at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GISVM_Build

And help is available on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo Live-Demo mailing list] via Cameron Shorter, Stefan Hansen, Ricardo Pino, Hamish Bowman, Alex Mandel, Massimo de Stefano and others.

The [http://arramagong.com Arramagong Live DVD] and [http://gisvm.com GISVM] projects are collaborating to provide a Live DVD and GIS Virtual Machine for all conference delegates attending the [http://2009.foss4g.org Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial] (FOSS4G) conference this October, 2009.

== Timeline ==

{| border="1"
! Date !! Date !! Milestone
|-
| 7 Sep 2009 || in 1 week || LiveDVD Feature Freeze
|-
| 11 Sep 2009 || in 2 weeks || LiveDVD Beta Release
|-
| 18 Sep 2009 || in 3 weeks || LiveDVD Final Freeze
|-
| 20 Sep 2009 || in 3 weeks || LiveDVD Final Release & sent to printers
|-
|}

== About GISVM ==

GISVM is a Free(dom) and ready to use anywhere Geographic Information System Virtual Machine. Based on the amazing Virtualization technology it can be used on almost any operating system environment and is intended to be a hassle-free installation option for anyone that needs a ready to use GIS solution.
: Homepage: http://www.gisvm.com/

== About Arramagong Live DVD ==
The [http://arramagong.com Arramagong Live DVD] provides a stack of most of best Geospatial Open Source software, pre-configured with sample data. It is based on the XUbuntu linux operating system and also contains windows installers. It has been built by LISAsoft in conjunction with the Open Source Geospatial community.

== About FOSS4G ==
FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, which comes to Sydney, Australia, 20-23 October 2009. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, demos, an install-fest, and a code sprint. It is presented by the world's best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes the latest geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business processes and case studies. Topics include mobile platforms, location based applications, crowd sourcing, cloud computing, development, spatial standards, integration of cross-agency data, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Sensor Webs, Web Processing Services, Integration of Open Source and Proprietary Software and more.

== Upcoming milestones ==
* 14 Sep 2009, Final program available
* 21 Sep 2009, Poster Submission closes
* 20 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Workshop
* 21-23 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials
* 24 Oct 2009, FOSS4G Code Sprint

== Media Sponsors ==
* Position Magazine: http://www.positionmag.com.au/
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: http://www.asmmag.com
* Geoconnexions Magazine: http://www.geoconnexion.com/
* Directions Magazine: http://directionsmag.com/
* GIS Development: http://gisdevelopment.net/
* Baliz Media: http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/

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For more information or to keep informed from the FOSS4G Organising Committee, join our email list or twitter feed at: http://2009.foss4g.org/about_us/

or contact:

Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft

tel +61-2-8570-5050

c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m

[[Category:FOSS4G2009]]
[[Category:FOSS4G]]
[[Category:Live-demo]]

Live GIS Build

2009-08-28T03:57:51Z

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=About=

[http://gisvm.com/ GISVM] is an Xubuntu based Virtual Machine which has been installed with a suite of the best Open Source Geospatial software. It is also used to build [http://www.arramagong.com/Arramagong.html Arramagong], the Linux based Live DVD.

=How to add your project or data to GISVM in 10 minutes=

All that's required to add your favorite package into GISVM is to:

* write a shell script which installs and configures your stable package into the current GISVM virtual machine (which will usually be the same as installing on Xubuntu or Ubuntu).

* add the script to subversion, in https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/bin/
: If you do not have write permission there feel free to send the script to the [[Live_GIS_Disc#Communication|OSGeo live-demo mailing list]] ''as an attachment'' and we'll see that it makes it in.

* Notify the GISVM team to test your script, and reference your script from ''main.sh''.

The script may be as simple as:

''install_mapserver.sh''

#!/bin/sh
# Copyright (c) 2009 The Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
# Licensed under the GNU LGPL.
#
# About:
# =====
# This script will install mapserver
#
# Running:
# =======
# sudo ./install_mapserver.sh

apt-get install cgi-mapserver

= Build Drivers =
== Which version? ==
The criteria used to select applications for GISVM is as follows:

# Priority goes to Ubuntu packaged software first, then Debian packaged software! This facilitates easy and reliable maintenance and update. Users will benefit from it. Programmers are encouraged to move their software into [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS] or [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS UbuntuGIS] repositories.
# Stable, always! GISVM users are mainly starters. So they obviously are better with stable software. They have enough problems already and will gladly be happier without software bugs.

For people who want the latest version, they can create an alternative upgrade script.

== Low Memory ==
Both Virtual Machines, and a LiveDVD images are likely to be constrained by limited memory. So to reduce memory usage. Disk image size is not of major concern, as we can just distribute less data.

The following principles should be followed.
# Do not start applications upon power up. (Ie, don't start deamons, allow users to start them instead).
# Set up examples which, by default, don't depend on other applications. Less applications open, means less memory. Ie, Have GeoServer access a shapefile instead of PostGIS.
# Try to avoid scenarios which write data to disk, as disk space in the Live DVD is stored in RAM, and is not cleared afterward.

= Directory Structure =
# Temporary files (e.g., downloaded archives) go into /tmp. Please create a separate folder for your project.
# application are usually installed into /usr/lib
# things that get executed by the user such as startup scripts or links to them should go into /usr/bin
# startup/shutdown scripts for services (e.g., postgres, apache, tomcat) are stored in /etc/init.d
# sample data and documentation goes into /usr/local/share
# config files are stored in /etc
# user specific config files or working directories can go into /home/user. However, it will be appreciated if you can keep the amount of things in the user's home folder as small as possible.

[[Category: Live-demo]]

Live GIS Build

2009-08-27T08:31:31Z

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=About=

[http://gisvm.com/ GISVM] is an Xubuntu based Virtual Machine which has been installed with a suite of the best Open Source Geospatial software. It is also used to build [http://www.arramagong.com/Arramagong.html Arramagong], the Linux based Live DVD.

=How to add your project or data to GISVM in 10 minutes=

All that's required to add your favorite package into GISVM is to:
* write a shell script which installs and configures your stable package into the current GISVM virtual machine (which will usually be the same as installing on Xubuntu or Ubuntu).
* add the script to subversion, in https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/bin/
* Notify the GISVM team to test your script, and reference your script from ''main.sh''.

The script may be as simple as:

''install_mapserver.sh''

#!/bin/sh
# Copyright (c) 2009 The Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
# Licensed under the GNU LGPL.
#
# About:
# =====
# This script will install mapserver
#
# Running:
# =======
# sudo ./install_mapserver.sh

apt-get install cgi-mapserver

= Build Drivers =
== Which version? ==
The criteria used to select applications for GISVM is as follows:

# Priority goes to Ubuntu packaged software first, then Debian packaged software! This facilitates easy and reliable maintenance and update. Users will benefit from it. Programmers are encouraged to move their software into [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS] or [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS UbuntuGIS] repositories.
# Stable, always! GISVM users are mainly starters. So they obviously are better with stable software. They have enough problems already and will gladly be happier without software bugs.

For people who want the latest version, they can create an alternative upgrade script.

== Low Memory ==
Both Virtual Machines, and a LiveDVD images are likely to be constrained by limited memory. So to reduce memory usage. Disk image size is not of major concern, as we can just distribute less data.

The following principles should be followed.
# Do not start applications upon power up. (Ie, don't start deamons, allow users to start them instead).
# Set up examples which, by default, don't depend on other applications. Less applications open, means less memory. Ie, Have GeoServer access a shapefile instead of PostGIS.
# Try to avoid scenarios which write data to disk, as disk space in the Live DVD is stored in RAM, and is not cleared afterward.

= Directory Structure =
# application are usually installed into /usr/lib
# things that get executed by the user such as startup scripts or links to them should go into /usr/bin
# startup/shutdown scripts for services (e.g., postgres, apache, tomcat) are stored in /etc/init.d
# sample data goes into /usr/local/share
# config files are stored in /etc
# user specific config files or working directories can go into /home/user. However, it will be appreciated if you can keep the amount of things in the user's home folder as small as possible.

[[Category: Live-demo]]

Live GIS Build

2009-08-27T08:29:17Z

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=About=

[http://gisvm.com/ GISVM] is an Xubuntu based Virtual Machine which has been installed with a suite of the best Open Source Geospatial software. It is also used to build [http://www.arramagong.com/Arramagong.html Arramagong], the Linux based Live DVD.

=How to add your project or data to GISVM in 10 minutes=

All that's required to add your favorite package into GISVM is to:
* write a shell script which installs and configures your stable package into the current GISVM virtual machine (which will usually be the same as installing on Xubuntu or Ubuntu).
* add the script to subversion, in https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/bin/
* Notify the GISVM team to test your script, and reference your script from ''main.sh''.

The script may be as simple as:

''install_mapserver.sh''

#!/bin/sh
# Copyright (c) 2009 The Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
# Licensed under the GNU LGPL.
#
# About:
# =====
# This script will install mapserver
#
# Running:
# =======
# sudo ./install_mapserver.sh

apt-get install cgi-mapserver

= Build Drivers =
== Which version? ==
The criteria used to select applications for GISVM is as follows:

# Priority goes to Ubuntu packaged software first, then Debian packaged software! This facilitates easy and reliable maintenance and update. Users will benefit from it. Programmers are encouraged to move their software into [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS] or [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS UbuntuGIS] repositories.
# Stable, always! GISVM users are mainly starters. So they obviously are better with stable software. They have enough problems already and will gladly be happier without software bugs.

For people who want the latest version, they can create an alternative upgrade script.

== Low Memory ==
Both Virtual Machines, and a LiveDVD images are likely to be constrained by limited memory. So to reduce memory usage. Disk image size is not of major concern, as we can just distribute less data.

The following principles should be followed.
# Do not start applications upon power up. (Ie, don't start deamons, allow users to start them instead).
# Set up examples which, by default, don't depend on other applications. Less applications open, means less memory. Ie, Have GeoServer access a shapefile instead of PostGIS.
# Try to avoid scenarios which write data to disk, as disk space in the Live DVD is stored in RAM, and is not cleared afterward.

= Directory Structure =
# application are usually installed into /usr/lib
# startup scripts or links to them should go into /usr/bin
# sample data goes into /usr/local/share
# config files are stored in /etc
# user specific config files or working directories can go into /home/user. However, it will be appreciated if you can keep the amount of things in the user's home folder as small as possible.

[[Category: Live-demo]]

FOSS4G 2009 Schedule

2009-08-26T00:07:03Z

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{| border="1"
! Date !! FOSS4G, Derived from [http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dcd63bvv_14vzf642gg&hl=en master] !! [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc LiveDVD] !! [http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/WebHome Climate Change Integration Showcase (CCIP)]
|-
| 2 Feb 2009 || '''Call for Workshops/Tutorials opens''' || ||
|-
| 19 Feb 2009 || || [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule Ubuntu Jaunty Feature Freeze] ||
|-
| 2 Mar 2009 || Call for Workshops/Tutorials closes || ||
|-
| 9 Mar 2009 || '''Call for Abstracts opens''' || ||
|-
| 30 Mar 2009 || Notification of acceptance for workshops/tutorials || || Core hardware live
|-
| 23 Apr 2009 || || [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule Ubuntu Jaunty Final Release] ||
|-
| 5 May 2009 || '''Registration for conference and tutorials opens''' || ||
|-
| 18 May 2009 || || || Call for Sponsors released
|-
| 25 May 2009 || 2 weeks till abstracts due reminder || ||
|-
| 26 May 2009 || || || Call for Participation released
|-
| 8 Jun 2009 || Abstract submission deadline || ||
|-
| 27 June 2009 || || || Call for Sponsors closes
|-
| 28 June 2009 || Abstract voting closes || ||
|-
| 20 Jul 2009 || Presenters notified of acceptance for talks || || Sponsored Scenario freeze
|-
| 20 Jul 2009 || || || Call for Participation closes
|-
| 27 Jul 2009 || || || Core Web Services installed (alpha)
|-
| 7 Aug 2009 || '''Early registration deadline''' || ||
|-
| 31 Aug 2009 || || || Beta Release: Data, Web Services, Clients, Scenarios
|-
| 4 Sep 2009 || || LiveDVD Feature Freeze ||
|-
| 11 Sep 2009 || || LiveDVD Beta Release ||
|-
| 14 Sep 2009 || '''Completed program available on the wiki''' || ||
|-
| 18 Sep 2009 || || LiveDVD Final Freeze ||
|-
| 20 Sep 2009 || || LiveDVD Final Release & sent to printers ||
|-
| 21 Sep 2009 ||Printed Programme Deadline, Poster submission close || || [http://external.opengis.org/twiki_public/bin/view/ClimateChallenge2009/CompetitiveProcess]Plugfest award judging
|-
| 28 Sep 2009 || || || System installs on CCIP local system(s)
|-
| 29 Sep 2009 || Deadline for Workshop Printing and data directory submissions || ||
|-
| 5 Oct 2009 || || || Feature freeze, Start Video production
|-
| 6 Oct 2009 || Programme to Printers || ||
|-
| 20 Oct 2009 || FOSS4G Workshop || ||
|-
| 21-23 Oct 2009 || FOSS4G Presentations and Tutorials || ||
|-
| 24-25 Oct 2009 || FOSS4G Code Sprint || ||
|}

[[Category:FOSS4G2009]]
[[Category:FOSS4G]]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-04T00:03:22Z

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== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]]

=== Scripts and Tutorials ===
Besides debian-packages the project tries to provide scripts and tutorials on how to create a Live DVD. This will help interested people to create their own Live DVD customized for their personal needs.

====Available Tutorials, Scripts, Instructions...====
* How to create a Live DVD from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu/LiveDemo installation: [[Creating_a_Live_GIS_DISC_from_scratch]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== How to contribute? ==
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Basically, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own ISO-image.

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc Packaging

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Live GIS Disc Packages

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=Goal=
The goal of creating packages for the Live GIS Disc is everything required to create a customized version of the Live Disc.
This includes Debian packages of

* geospatial applications
* configuration files
* sample data
* sample projects and examples

The efforts to provide Debian packages does not compete with the DebianGIS-project. Our focus is not on creating official packages for any applications. We only package applications where a project's build process or dependencies make it difficult to create a package fulfilling the official requirements and guidelines for a Debian package. Instead our focus is on packaging additional material (data, examples, configurations) in order to make them easily usable for everyone.

==Guidelines==
* Basic rules of reuse apply. If the same application configuration is used by more than one tutorial, it belongs in it's own package.
* Standard version numbering is required to ensure compatibility as tutorials are updated.
* Packages should be compatible with both Ubuntu and Debian
* OSGeo should host a package repository for this work
* Applications should target release to official Debian repositories as a long-term goal

==Meta-Packages==
Also working on packaging applications and additional material makes the collaboration between the different contributors of a project more easy.

To allow for easily reproduce packages and repackaging we store scripts, config-files and instructions on how to build each package in the projects [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd subversion repository].

= Debian Repository =

These sections describe what is in, and what we would like in, the Debian repositories.

== Direct from Debian ==
* GDAL/OGR (with Python, Perl, Ruby bindings)
* mapserver
* postgis
* pgadmin
* grass
* gdal-grass plugin
* proj

For a complete list see [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS] [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/PackageList Package list] and
[http://pkg-grass.alioth.debian.org/debiangis-status.html Package status] pages.

== Not in Debian ==
* qgis (just needs to be uploaded/approved)
* geoserver
* uDig
* gvSig (some preliminary work done by a DD, issues pointed)
* r-spatial
* GeoNetwork

== Possiblies ==
* ossim (available on d-gis svn)
* jump
* WW Java (needs a custom app and testing on debian/ubuntu) http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/intrepid/worldwind

= OSGeo Repository =

These sections describe the packages we have or want in the OSGeo repository.

== Suggestions / Requests ==

* Addition of some more python tools:
** OGR
** Shapely
** Featureserver
** Tilecache
** MapFish
* Add JTS-1.8.0, with a script to launch the TestBuilder as a demo
* Add OpenStreetMap stuff :
** JOSM
** Mapnik
* Add [http://packages.debian.org/gpsdrive GpsDrive]
: (Can render OpenStreetMap data with Mapnik; already packaged)

= Meta-Packages =

==Available packages==

''The list is not complete.''

{| border="1"
|-
!Application !!On LiveDVD? !!Version on DVD !!Application packaged? !!Meta-package in SVN? !!Example available? !!Example packaged? !!Documenation available? !!Documentation packaged? !!Comment
|-
!Postgres/Postgis||YES||8.3.5/1.3.3-1||YES||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO
|-
!GeoServer||YES||1.7.0||YES||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||Comes with examaple config, but needs additional config for postgis
|-
!Mapserver||YES||5.0.0-3||YES||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||Example looks crap
|-
!GRASS||YES||6.3.0-0||YES||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||
|-
!Qgis||YES||0.11.0-Metis||YES||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||Better example needed
|-
!gvSIG||YES||1.1.2||NO||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||Better example needed
|-
!uDig||YES||1.1.1||YES, only unofficially||YES||YES||YES||NO||NO||Better example needed
|-
!Open Layers||YES||2.6||NO||NO||YES||NO||NO||NO||Better example needed. Only on DVD as part of GeoServer
|-
!GeoNetwork||NO||||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||
|-
!Mapguide||NO||||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||
|-
!Open Jump||NO||||YES||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||
|-
!Deegree||NO||||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||NO||
|}

[[Category: Software Stack]]

Creating a Live GIS DISC from scratch

2008-12-03T06:19:21Z

Wiki-Shansen:

=How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch=
This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation.

Instead of entering each single step by hand, you can also download scripts [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/scripts/trunk/LiveDVDFromScratch here], that execute the commands.
Please note, that you probably have to adjust the scripts a bit to get them to work on your system.

'''This document and the scripts are based on:'''
* http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=688872
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch

==Steps to create the Live DVD==
1. Install the current version of the Live DVD on your system or virtual machine or, in case you want to start from scratch, install a clean Ubuntu/Xubuntu.

2. Remove any applications your don't want to have on your Live DVD.

3. Install and configure all applications, data, examples, documentation you want to have on your Live DVD

4. Configure the system as you wish. (Please note, that exisiting user won't be used on the Live DVD. However, you can copy later everything you want in the Live DVD's user's home-directory from your current user's home.)

5. Adjust script iso.sh to your needs and execute it in your home-directory. Especially, add everthing to the CONFIG variable, you want to have in the standard user's home-directory. Or run the following commands:

export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper

sudo mkdir -p ${CD}/${FS_DIR} ${CD}/boot/grub ${WORK}/rootfs
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mkisofs grub squashfs-tools
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get clean

sudo rsync -av --one-file-system --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/dev/*\
--exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/*\
--exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/*\
/ ${WORK}/rootfs

sudo cp -av /boot/* ${WORK}/rootfs/boot

CONFIG='.config .bashrc'

cd $HOME && for i in $CONFIG
do
sudo cp -rpv --parents $i ${WORK}/rootfs/etc/skel
done

sudo cp $HOME/scripts/inchroot.sh $WORK//rootfs/tmp/

sudo mount -o bind /dev/ ${WORK}/rootfs/dev
sudo mount -t proc proc ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs /bin/bash

You should be now in a chroot-environment.

6. Adjust and execute now the sript 'inchroot.sh', which should be located in '/tmp' of the chroot environment. Or execute the following commands:

LANG=
apt-get update
apt-get install casper xresprobe
#apt-get ubiquity #optinal. Installs ubiquity
depmod -a $(uname -r)
update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
for i in "/etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/resolv.conf /etc/timezone /etc/fstab /etc/mtab /etc/shadow /etc/shadow- /etc/gshadow /etc/gshadow- /etc/gdm/gdm-cdd.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/device.map"
do
rm $i
done 2>/dev/null
apt-get clean
rm -r /tmp/* /root/* 2>/dev/null
rm /boot/*.bak 2>/dev/null

for i in `cat /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $1}'`
do
uid=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${i}:" | awk -F":" '{print $3}'`
[ "$uid" -gt "999" -a "$uid" -ne "65534" ] && userdel --force ${i} 2>/dev/null
done

find /var/run /var/log /var/mail /var/spool /var/lock /var/backups /var/tmp -type f -exec rm {} \;

[ -f "/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf" ] && cp -f /etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2>/dev/null

for i in dpkg.log lastlog mail.log syslog auth.log daemon.log faillog lpr.log mail.warn user.log boot debug mail.err messages wtmp bootstrap.log dmesg kern.log mail.info
do
touch /var/log/${i}
done

7. Exit the chroot environemnt by entering 'exit'.

8. Adjust and execute the script 'iso2.sh'. Or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/vmlinuz
sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/initrd.gz

# The following steps are only required, if ubiquity will be installed.
#sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' | sudo tee ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest
#sudo cp -v ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#REMOVE='ubiquity casper user-setup discover1 xresprobe os-prober libdebian-installer4'
#for i in $REMOVE
#do
# sudo sed -i "/${i}/d" ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#done

sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/sys
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/dev

sudo mksquashfs ${WORK}/rootfs ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.${FORMAT} -noappend -no-duplicates

sudo cp -rf /mnt/ralph/save/add2cd/* ${CD}/
sudo rm -rf ${CD}/boot

cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

9. Run the script "test.sh", or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo mkdir /tmp/livecd
sudo mount -o loop ~/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso /tmp/livecd
cd /tmp/livecd
sudo md5sum -c md5sum.txt

If the sript finds any errors, adjust and run the script 'repair.sh' or the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo rm cd/md5sum.txt
cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

Creating a Live GIS DISC from scratch

2008-12-03T06:13:49Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: =How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch= This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation. Instead of entering each single ...

=How to make a Live GIS Disc from scratch=
This document describes step by step how to generate an iso-image from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu installation.

Instead of entering each single step by hand, you can also download scripts [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/scripts/trunk/LiveDVDFromScratch here], that execute the commands.
Please note, that you probably have to adjust the scripts a bit to get them to work on your system.

==Steps to create the Live DVD==
1. Install the current version of the Live DVD on your system or virtual machine or, in case you want to start from scratch, install a clean Ubuntu/Xubuntu.

2. Remove any applications your don't want to have on your Live DVD.

3. Install and configure all applications, data, examples, documentation you want to have on your Live DVD

4. Configure the system as you wish. (Please note, that exisiting user won't be used on the Live DVD. However, you can copy later everything you want in the Live DVD's user's home-directory from your current user's home.)

5. Adjust script iso.sh to your needs and execute it in your home-directory. Especially, add everthing to the CONFIG variable, you want to have in the standard user's home-directory. Or run the following commands:

export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper

sudo mkdir -p ${CD}/${FS_DIR} ${CD}/boot/grub ${WORK}/rootfs
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mkisofs grub squashfs-tools
sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get clean

sudo rsync -av --one-file-system --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/dev/*\
--exclude=/sys/* --exclude=/tmp/* --exclude=/home/*\
--exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/var/www/tmp/*\
/ ${WORK}/rootfs

sudo cp -av /boot/* ${WORK}/rootfs/boot

CONFIG='.config .bashrc'

cd $HOME && for i in $CONFIG
do
sudo cp -rpv --parents $i ${WORK}/rootfs/etc/skel
done

sudo cp $HOME/scripts/inchroot.sh $WORK//rootfs/tmp/

sudo mount -o bind /dev/ ${WORK}/rootfs/dev
sudo mount -t proc proc ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs /bin/bash

You should be now in a chroot-environment.

6. Adjust and execute now the sript 'inchroot.sh', which should be located in '/tmp' of the chroot environment. Or execute the following commands:

LANG=
apt-get update
apt-get install casper xresprobe
#apt-get ubiquity #optinal. Installs ubiquity
depmod -a $(uname -r)
update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
for i in "/etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/resolv.conf /etc/timezone /etc/fstab /etc/mtab /etc/shadow /etc/shadow- /etc/gshadow /etc/gshadow- /etc/gdm/gdm-cdd.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom /etc/X11/xorg.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/device.map"
do
rm $i
done 2>/dev/null
apt-get clean
rm -r /tmp/* /root/* 2>/dev/null
rm /boot/*.bak 2>/dev/null

for i in `cat /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $1}'`
do
uid=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "^${i}:" | awk -F":" '{print $3}'`
[ "$uid" -gt "999" -a "$uid" -ne "65534" ] && userdel --force ${i} 2>/dev/null
done

find /var/run /var/log /var/mail /var/spool /var/lock /var/backups /var/tmp -type f -exec rm {} \;

[ -f "/etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf" ] && cp -f /etc/gdm/factory-gdm.conf /etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2>/dev/null

for i in dpkg.log lastlog mail.log syslog auth.log daemon.log faillog lpr.log mail.warn user.log boot debug mail.err messages wtmp bootstrap.log dmesg kern.log mail.info
do
touch /var/log/${i}
done

7. Exit the chroot environemnt by entering 'exit'.

8. Adjust and execute the script 'iso2.sh'. Or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/vmlinuz
sudo cp -vp ${WORK}/rootfs/boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) ${CD}/casper/initrd.gz

# The following steps are only required, if ubiquity will be installed.
#sudo chroot ${WORK}/rootfs dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' | sudo tee ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest
#sudo cp -v ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#REMOVE='ubiquity casper user-setup discover1 xresprobe os-prober libdebian-installer4'
#for i in $REMOVE
#do
# sudo sed -i "/${i}/d" ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.manifest-desktop
#done

sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/proc
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/sys
sudo umount ${WORK}/rootfs/dev

sudo mksquashfs ${WORK}/rootfs ${CD}/${FS_DIR}/filesystem.${FORMAT} -noappend -no-duplicates

sudo cp -rf /mnt/ralph/save/add2cd/* ${CD}/
sudo rm -rf ${CD}/boot

cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

9. Run the script "test.sh", or enter the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo mkdir /tmp/livecd
sudo mount -o loop ~/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso /tmp/livecd
cd /tmp/livecd
sudo md5sum -c md5sum.txt

If the sript finds any errors, adjust and run the script 'repair.sh' or the following commands:

cd $HOME
export WORK=$HOME/work
export CD=$HOME/cd
export FORMAT=squashfs
export FS_DIR=casper
export IMAGE_VERSION=1.0Beta1

sudo rm cd/md5sum.txt
cd $CD && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sudo md5sum | sudo tee ${CD}/md5sum.txt
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $HOME/Arramagong_v$IMAGE_VERSION.iso .

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:10:12Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Long Term Plan */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

=== Scripts and Tutorials ===
Besides debian-packages the project tries to provide scripts and tutorials on how to create a Live DVD. This will help interested people to create their own Live DVD customized for their personal needs.

====Available Tutorials, Scripts, Instructions...====
* How to create a Live DVD from an existing Ubuntu/Xubuntu/LiveDemo installation: [[Creating_a_Live_GIS_DISC_from_scratch]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== How to contribute? ==
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Basically, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own ISO-image.

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:08:56Z

Wiki-Shansen:

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== How to contribute? ==
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Basically, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own ISO-image.

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:08:14Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Long Term Plan */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== How to contribute? ==
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Basically, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own ISO-image.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:07:54Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* How to contribute? */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== How to contribute? ==
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Basically, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own ISO-image.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:07:05Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Long Term Plan */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

=== How to contribute? ===
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Bascially, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own iso-image.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:06:43Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Packaging */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

=== How to contribute? ===
Collaborating on a Live DVD is not that simple. Bascially, only one person at
a time can work on the image. Also up- and downloading iso-images is rather
tedious. This was one of the reasons, why we decided to package everything that is supposed to
go on the DVD in debian-packages.

So the best and easiest way to contribute is to create packages for geospatial
applications that have not been packaged yet, for sample data, configurations
or examples.

Also this allows everyone who wants to create a customized version of the Live
DVD can install all the packages and examples and data he wants on and create
his own iso-image.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:05:10Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Arramagong Links */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

====Arramagong Links====
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:04:50Z

Wiki-Shansen:

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== Available Live Discs ==

=== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ===

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

=== Arramagong LiveDVD ===

Currently LISAsoft is working on the Arramagong Live DVD, which was initially
based on Ominiverdi's Live CD.

Arramagong is, like Ominiverdi's Live DVD, based on Xubuntu (currently v8.04).
Arrmagong adds a variety of geospatial software to it. This software is
preconfigured and comes with sample data and projects, so after booting from
the DVD, they can be immediately tested.

Recently LISAsoft released the a first beta version of Arramagong 1.0.

===Arramagong Links===
*Homepage: http://www.arramagong.com
*Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].
*ISO Images:
**Stable: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong-Live-v0.11.iso
**Latest: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/Arramagong_v1.0Beta1.iso

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T06:01:51Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Packaging */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

More information on our packaging efforts can be found here: [[Live_GIS_Disc_Packaging]]

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc Packaging

2008-12-03T06:00:32Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: =Goal= The goal of creating packages for the Live GIS Disc is everything required to create a customized version of the Live Disc. This includes Debian packages of * geospatial applicati...

Live GIS Disc

2008-12-03T05:59:24Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Packaging */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Arramagong LiveDVD

2008-11-20T00:44:21Z

Wiki-Shansen:

'''Welcome to the Arramagong Live DVD'''

If you've gotten this far, you already know the concept of a Live DVD. This disk provides the opportunity to try a variety of open source geospatial applications without the need to install anything new on your system. This Live DVD is based on the XUbuntu operating system to ensure it can be freely distributed. Including such supporting applications as Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat Application Server, Sun Java, PostgreSQL and PGAdmin, we are able to provide you with the variety of server and client applications, described below.

This Live DVD is based on the Live DVD produced for the FOSS4G 2008 conference in Capetown, South Africa through the tireless effort of LISAsoft and Ominiverdi.

'''Included Applications'''

{|
|-
|Application
|Homepage
|Notes
|-
|GeoServer 1.7.0
|http://geoserver.org/
|The GeoServer administration page is loaded by clicking on the Geoserver desktop icon. Under the Demo option on the admin page there are two options of interest. Sample Requests provides a form with XML sample responses that can be altered and sent to the server. The XML responses are displayed when returned. Map Preview provides an OpenLayers based map interface to allow exploration of the data served by GeoServer.
|-
|GRASS 6.3.0
|http://grass.osgeo.org/
|The GRASS GUI is available by clicking the GRASS Gis desktop icon.
|-
|gvSIG 1.1.2
|http://www.gvsig.gva.es/
|gvSIG is available by clicking the gvSIG desktop icon.
|-
|MapServer 5.0.0
|http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
|The UMN MapServer CGI binary and binary utilities are installed. A sample CGI application can be loaded by clicking on the Mapserver desktop icon. Two sample mapfiles are provided in the /home/demo/mapserver/ directory.
|-
|PostGIS 1.3.1
|http://postgis.refractions.net/
|PostGIS is installed in PostgreSQL 8.3, in the template_postgis, test and australia databases. These databases can be accessed directly using the psql command within a terminal window, or through PGAdmin by clicking on the pgadmin 3 desktop icon. They can also be accessed via the various desktop client applications, using the username/password combination of demo/demo.
|-
|QGIS 0.11.0
|http://www.qgis.org/
|QGIS is available by clicking on the QGIS desktop icon.
|-
|uDig 1.1.0
|http://udig.refractions.net/
|uDig is available by clicking on the uDig desktop icon.
|}

'''Included Data'''

{|
|-
|Data
|Location
|Notes
|-
|Alaska
|/usr/local/share/qgis_sample_data
|The Alaska Dataset is a free dataset including raster and vector data for the state of Alaska, as well as boundary polygons for neighbouring countries. The Alaskan state boundary is also available in the PostGIS database test.
|-
|Spearfish
|/usr/local/share/datagrass
|The spearfish demo is provided in GRASS compatible formats.
|-
|Australian
|''postgres'' database
|The Australian Dataset consists of low-scale vector data for australian roads, rails and rivers, as well as political boundary shapes Australia and surrounding areas.
|-
|Blue Marble
|/usr/local/share/bluemarble
|Blue Marble is the blue marble.
|}

Arramagong LiveDVD

2008-11-20T00:43:38Z

Wiki-Shansen:

'''Welcome to the Arramagong Live DVD'''

If you've gotten this far, you already know the concept of a Live DVD. This disk provides the opportunity to try a variety of open source geospatial applications without the need to install anything new on your system. This Live DVD is based on the XUbuntu operating system to ensure it can be freely distributed. Including such supporting applications as Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat Application Server, Sun Java, PostgreSQL and PGAdmin, we are able to provide you with the variety of server and client applications, described below.

This Live DVD is based on the Live DVD produced for the FOSS4G 2008 conference in Capetown, South Africa through the tireless effort of LISAsoft and Ominiverdi.

'''Included Applications'''

{|
|-
|Application
|Homepage
|Notes
|-
|GeoServer 1.7.0
|http://geoserver.org/
|The GeoServer administration page is loaded by clicking on the Geoserver desktop icon. Under the Demo option on the admin page there are two options of interest. Sample Requests provides a form with XML sample responses that can be altered and sent to the server. The XML responses are displayed when returned. Map Preview provides an OpenLayers based map interface to allow exploration of the data served by GeoServer.
|-
|GRASS 6.3.0
|http://grass.osgeo.org/
|The GRASS GUI is available by clicking the GRASS Gis desktop icon.
|-
|gvSIG 1.1.2
|http://www.gvsig.gva.es/
|gvSIG is available by clicking the gvSIG desktop icon.
|-
|MapServer 5.0.0
|http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
|The UMN MapServer CGI binary and binary utilities are installed. A sample CGI application can be loaded by clicking on the Mapserver desktop icon. Two sample mapfiles are provided in the /home/demo/mapserver/ directory.
|-
|PostGIS 1.3.1
|http://postgis.refractions.net/
|PostGIS is installed in PostgreSQL 8.3, in the template_postgis, test and australia databases. These databases can be accessed directly using the psql command within a terminal window, or through PGAdmin by clicking on the pgadmin 3 desktop icon. They can also be accessed via the various desktop client applications, using the username/password combination of demo/demo.
|-
|QGIS 0.11.0
|http://www.qgis.org/
|QGIS is available by clicking on the QGIS desktop icon.
|-
|uDig 1.1.0
|http://udig.refractions.net/
|uDig is available by clicking on the uDig desktop icon.
|}

'''Included Data'''

{|
|-
|Data
|Location
|Notes
|-
|Alaska
|/usr/local/share/qgis_sample_data
|The Alaska Dataset is a free dataset including raster and vector data for the state of Alaska, as well as boundary polygons for neighbouring countries. The Alaskan state boundary is also available in the PostGIS database test.
|-
|Spearfish
|/usr/local/share/datagrass
|The spearfish demo is provided in GRASS compatible formats.
|-
|Australian
|''australia'' database
|The Australian Dataset consists of low-scale vector data for australian roads, rails and rivers, as well as political boundary shapes Australia and surrounding areas.
|-
|Blue Marble
|/usr/local/share/bluemarble
|Blue Marble is the blue marble.
|}

Arramagong LiveDVD

2008-11-20T00:40:52Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: '''Welcome to the Arramagong Live DVD''' If you've gotten this far, you already know the concept of a Live DVD. This disk provides the opportunity to try a variety of open source geospati...

'''Welcome to the Arramagong Live DVD'''

If you've gotten this far, you already know the concept of a Live DVD. This disk provides the opportunity to try a variety of open source geospatial applications without the need to install anything new on your system. This Live DVD is based on the XUbuntu operating system to ensure it can be freely distributed. Including such supporting applications as Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat Application Server, Sun Java, PostgreSQL and PGAdmin, we are able to provide you with the variety of server and client applications, described below.

This Live DVD is based on the Live DVD produced for the FOSS4G 2008 conference in Capetown, South Africa through the tireless effort of LISAsoft and Ominiverdi.

'''Included Applications'''

{|
|-
|Application
|Homepage
|Notes
|-
|GeoServer 1.7.0
|http://geoserver.org/
|The GeoServer administration page is loaded by clicking on the Geoserver desktop icon. Under the Demo option on the admin page there are two options of interest. Sample Requests provides a form with XML sample responses that can be altered and sent to the server. The XML responses are displayed when returned. Map Preview provides an OpenLayers based map interface to allow exploration of the data served by GeoServer.
|-
|GRASS 6.3.0
|http://grass.osgeo.org/
|The GRASS GUI is available by clicking the GRASS Gis desktop icon.
|-
|gvSIG 1.1.2
|http://www.gvsig.gva.es/
|gvSIG is available by clicking the gvSIG desktop icon.
|-
|MapServer 5.0.0
|http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
|The UMN MapServer CGI binary and binary utilities are installed. A sample CGI application can be loaded by clicking on the Mapserver desktop icon. Two sample mapfiles are provided in the /home/demo/mapserver/ directory.
|-
|PostGIS 1.3.1
|http://postgis.refractions.net/
|PostGIS is installed in PostgreSQL 8.3, in the template_postgis, test and australia databases. These databases can be accessed directly using the psql command within a terminal window, or through PGAdmin by clicking on the pgadmin 3 desktop icon. They can also be accessed via the various desktop client applications, using the username/password combination of demo/demo.
|-
|QGIS 0.11.0
|http://www.qgis.org/
|QGIS is available by clicking on the QGIS desktop icon.
|-
|uDig 1.1-SC1
|http://udig.refractions.net/
|uDig is available by clicking on the uDig desktop icon.
|}

'''Included Data'''

{|
|-
|Data
|Location
|Notes
|-
|Alaska
|/home/demo/qgis_sample_data
|The Alaska Dataset is a free dataset including raster and vector data for the state of Alaska, as well as boundary polygons for neighbouring countries. The Alaskan state boundary is also available in the PostGIS database test.
|-
|Spearfish
|/home/demo/spearfish60
|The spearfish demo is provided in GRASS compatible formats.
|-
|Australian
|''australia'' database
|The Australian Dataset consists of low-scale vector data for australian roads, rails and rivers, as well as political boundary shapes Australia and surrounding areas.
|-
|Blue Marble
|/home/demo/bluemarble
|Blue Marble is the blue marble.
|}

Live GIS Disc

2008-11-20T00:38:53Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Arramagong LiveDVD */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

* Basic rules of reuse apply. If the same application configuration is used by more than one tutorial, it belongs in it's own package.
* Standard version numbering is required to ensure compatibility as tutorials are updated.
* Packages should be compatible with both Ubuntu and Debian
* OSGeo should host a package repository for this work
* Applications should target release to official Debian repositories as a long-term goal

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagong_LiveDVD_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Arramagogn LiveDVD issues

2008-11-20T00:38:12Z

Wiki-Shansen: Arramagogn LiveDVD issues moved to Arramagong LiveDVD issues: now it's a spelling mistake.... :'(

#REDIRECT [[Arramagong LiveDVD issues]]

Arramagong LiveDVD issues

2008-11-20T00:38:12Z

Wiki-Shansen: Arramagogn LiveDVD issues moved to Arramagong LiveDVD issues: now it's a spelling mistake.... :'(

===Testing===

{|border="1"
!Who did testing!!ISO Image!!Results!!Machines
|-
| Stefan Hansen
| Arramagongv1.0Beta1.iso
|
* Loaded fine
* Grass path not pointing to folder with example data
* Being forced to enter postgres pwd when gvSIG is started is annoying
* path to example data on welcome page is incorrect
| VirtualBox v2.0.2
|-

Live GIS Disc

2008-11-20T00:37:44Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Arramagong LiveDVD */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

* Basic rules of reuse apply. If the same application configuration is used by more than one tutorial, it belongs in it's own package.
* Standard version numbering is required to ensure compatibility as tutorials are updated.
* Packages should be compatible with both Ubuntu and Debian
* OSGeo should host a package repository for this work
* Applications should target release to official Debian repositories as a long-term goal

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[Arramagogn_LiveDVD_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

Live GIS Disc

2008-11-20T00:37:20Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Arramagong LiveDVD */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

* Basic rules of reuse apply. If the same application configuration is used by more than one tutorial, it belongs in it's own package.
* Standard version numbering is required to ensure compatibility as tutorials are updated.
* Packages should be compatible with both Ubuntu and Debian
* OSGeo should host a package repository for this work
* Applications should target release to official Debian repositories as a long-term goal

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[FOSS4G2008_Arramagong_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

FOSS4G2008 LiveDVD issues

2008-11-20T00:36:44Z

Wiki-Shansen: FOSS4G2008 LiveDVD issues moved to Arramagogn LiveDVD issues: wrong LiveDVD....

#REDIRECT [[Arramagogn LiveDVD issues]]

Arramagong LiveDVD issues

2008-11-20T00:36:44Z

Wiki-Shansen: FOSS4G2008 LiveDVD issues moved to Arramagogn LiveDVD issues: wrong LiveDVD....

Arramagong LiveDVD issues

2008-11-20T00:29:41Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: ===Testing=== {|border="1" !Who did testing!!ISO Image!!Results!!Machines |- | Stefan Hansen | Arramagongv1.0Beta1.iso | * Loaded fine * Grass path not pointing to folder with example...

Live GIS Disc

2008-11-20T00:21:42Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD */

== Communication ==

* The project is coordinated on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo OSGeo live-demo mailing list]
: The mailing list is [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/live-demo/ archived here] and at [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.osgeo.livedemo Gmane]
* IRC will be on irc://freenode.net#osgeo

== Long Term Plan ==

Following the BOF session on 1 Oct, 2008 in Cape Town (and IRC), we've developed a broad plan for the future of the LiveDVD project. I will attempt to summarise it.

=== Use Cases ===

There are multiple use cases for this product:

* '''Demo DVD''' that can be handed out at conferences. This will contain a wide variety of applications, preconfigured with some sample data and containing introductory tutorials. It should be able to function completely offline, at least within the scope of the tutorials, and should provide an introduction to many products. This is very much a Live DVD, and as such should be conservative with regards to size (it will be run from RAM).
* '''Education DVD''' This seems to be a more involved version than the Demo DVD, including more involved material, including train-the-trainer style material. This is targeted at those who will be teaching others, be it in workshops or university classes/labs. My expectation (mleslie: feel free to correct me) is that this is more likely to be installed on machines and used as a teaching resource, as opposed to a toy to play with, as with the Demo DVD. This will require material developed through the [[Category:Education|Education initiative]].
* '''Workstation Install DVD''' This need was seen in Cape Town, where the bandwidth seems to be a very limiting factor. Using the DVD to install either a complete OS, a set of packages to an existing Linux, or Windows installers completely offline is of great value in the developing world. Would it be of greater value to lose the Edu or demo material and put in complete application documentation?

=== Packaging ===

The way forward was seen to require some proper packaging of every module used in the various products. This means that every application needs to be packaged in a .deb file. Datasets will be packaged in their own .deb files. Application configurations, tutorials, documentation, education materials and the like would then be packaged separately, with dependencies defined to ensure the data and applications they need are in place.

* Basic rules of reuse apply. If the same application configuration is used by more than one tutorial, it belongs in it's own package.
* Standard version numbering is required to ensure compatibility as tutorials are updated.
* Packages should be compatible with both Ubuntu and Debian
* OSGeo should host a package repository for this work
* Applications should target release to official Debian repositories as a long-term goal

Once these packages are created, it will be fairly easy to cut special-purpose images containing subsets of the available packages. Standard images can be defined using 'virtual packages' that only contain dependencies.

== Next Steps ==

[[Live_GIS_Disc_Packages]] documents what is currently available through Debian repositories and OSGeo repositories, and what still needs to be packaged.

The immediate steps (as of 2 Oct, 2008) are:
* Get a repository up and running (Tim Bowden as volunteered as repo maintainer, with guidance from Chris Schmidt)
* Complete the proper packaging of everything that made it on to the FOSS4G 2008 version
* Prod the Edu group for content that can be packaged.

== Future Targets ==

Here is an attempt at a list of milestones that should have DVD image releases.

* GIS Day 2008, November 19th 2008
* [[AAG 2009]], March 2009
* FOSS4G 2009, November 2009

== FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD ==

The discussion and planning for the FOSS4G 2008 LiveDVD has been archived [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_discussion|here]].

The index page of the DVD is now [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Arramagong LiveDVD ==

''The latests version of the LiveDVD is v1.0Beta1''

The index page of the DVD is [[Arramagong_LiveDVD|here]].

Until we have an issue tracker, problems can be reported [[FOSS4G2008_LiveDVD_issues|here]].

The DVD is available for download at http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd.

== Links to related projects ==

* [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis/LiveImages DebianGIS Live Image]
: [http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-grass/packages/debian-gis/?rev=0&sc=0 build scripts in SVN]
* [http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omniverdi LiveCD project]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/cdrom.php List of live CDs from the GRASS download site]

== Links to Build tool options ==
* [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
* [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
* [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
* [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

LISAsoft-LiveCD process

2008-09-15T07:18:36Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* Making DISPLAY usable within CHROOT */

=How LISAsoft's LiveCD is created=

Basically, we follow this HOW-TO: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd

As starting point we use current Ubuntu ISO-image. In the following it is assumed that the image is stored under ~/Desktop.

==Preparing the Host==

$ sudo apt-get install squashfs-tools chroot
$ mkdir /tmp/livecd
$ sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso /tmp/livecd
$ mkdir ~/livecd
$ mkdir ~/livecd/cd
$ rsync --exclude=/casper/filesystem.squashfs -a /tmp/livecd/ ~/livecd/cd
$ mkdir ~/livecd/squashfs
$ mkdir ~/livecd/custom
$ sudo modprobe squashfs
$ sudo mount -t squashfs -o loop /tmp/livecd/casper/filesystem.squashfs ~/livecd/squashfs/
$ sudo cp -a ~/livecd/squashfs/* ~/livecd/custom
$ sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts ~/livecd/custom/etc/

==Getting into our future image==
$ sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom
# mount -t proc none /proc/
# mount -t sysfs none /sys/
# export HOME=/root

==Making DISPLAY usable within CHROOT==
*extract display cookie (do this as the normal VMware user)
xauth extract /tmp/display $DISPLAY
*bind mount /tmp, so that it's visible on chroot
sudo mount --bind /tmp/ /home/vmplanet/livecd/custom/tmp
*on chroot environment
xauth merge /tmp/display
export DISPLAY=:0

==Cleaning up within CHROOT==
# apt-get clean
# rm -rf /tmp/*
# umount /proc/
# umount /sys/
# exit

==Building the ISO image==
chmod +w ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest

sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' > ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest

sudo cp ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop

sudo mksquashfs ~/livecd/custom ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.squashfs -no-duplicates -noappend

sudo rm ~/livecd/cd/md5sum.txt
sudo -s
(cd ~/livecd/cd && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 md5sum > md5sum.txt)

cd ~/livecd/cd
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong-Live-v0_4" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -cache-inodes -J -l -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o ~/Desktop/Arramagong-Live-v0_4.iso .

LISAsoft-LiveCD process

2008-09-12T07:40:13Z

Wiki-Shansen: New page: =How LISAsoft's LiveCD is created= Basically, we follow this HOW-TO: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd As starting point we use current Ubuntu ISO-image. In the...

=How LISAsoft's LiveCD is created=

Basically, we follow this HOW-TO: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd

As starting point we use current Ubuntu ISO-image. In the following it is assumed that the image is stored under ~/Desktop.

==Preparing the Host==

$ sudo apt-get install squashfs-tools chroot
$ mkdir /tmp/livecd
$ sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso /tmp/livecd
$ mkdir ~/livecd
$ mkdir ~/livecd/cd
$ rsync --exclude=/casper/filesystem.squashfs -a /tmp/livecd/ ~/livecd/cd
$ mkdir ~/livecd/squashfs
$ mkdir ~/livecd/custom
$ sudo modprobe squashfs
$ sudo mount -t squashfs -o loop /tmp/livecd/casper/filesystem.squashfs ~/livecd/squashfs/
$ sudo cp -a ~/livecd/squashfs/* ~/livecd/custom
$ sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts ~/livecd/custom/etc/

==Getting into our future image==
$ sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom
# mount -t proc none /proc/
# mount -t sysfs none /sys/
# export HOME=/root

==Making DISPLAY usable within CHROOT==
*extract display cookie (do this as the normal VMware user)
xauth extract /tmp/display $DISPLAY
*bind mount /tmp, so that it's visible on chroot
sudo mount --bind /tmp/ /home/vmplanet/livecd/custom/tmp

==Cleaning up within CHROOT==
# apt-get clean
# rm -rf /tmp/*
# umount /proc/
# umount /sys/
# exit

==Building the ISO image==
chmod +w ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest

sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' > ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest

sudo cp ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop

sudo mksquashfs ~/livecd/custom ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.squashfs -no-duplicates -noappend

sudo rm ~/livecd/cd/md5sum.txt
sudo -s
(cd ~/livecd/cd && find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 md5sum > md5sum.txt)

cd ~/livecd/cd
sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong-Live-v0_4" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -cache-inodes -J -l -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o ~/Desktop/Arramagong-Live-v0_4.iso .

Live GIS Disc

2008-09-12T07:22:00Z

Wiki-Shansen: /* What exists as of September, 11 2008 */

== Goal ==

To create a live CD\DVD with as much OSGEO software as possible to be used in workshops, as handouts at conferences and to demonstrate a full functioning FOSS GIS stack.

== What exists as of September, 11 2008 ==

{|border="1"
!Authors!!Distro Base!!Packages!!Building tool!!Link
|-
|Camptocamp
|Ubuntu:
|MapGuideOS, adding SDI?
|
|
|-
|LisaSoft
|Ubuntu
|PostGIS, geoserver, gvsig
|[[LISAsoft-LiveCD process]]
|
|-
|Ominiverdi
|Xubuntu
| QGIS, Grass, PostGIS, GDAL, R
|
|[http://livecd.ominiverdi.org/index.php?page=LiveCD&toc=livecd Omini Edu Live]
|-
|Gvsig
|Knoppix
|Postgis, geoserver, deegree, geonetwork
|
|[http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=1992&L=0&K=1 gvsig live]
|}

== Plan for merged disc by [[FOSS4G2008]] ==

'''Xubuntu'''

* Build tool options
** [http://packages.debian.org/sid/live-helper live-helper]
** [http://www.gnewsense.org/Builder/HowToCreateYourOwnGNULinuxDistribution Gnewsense method]
** [http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-linux-mint-livecd-with-remastersys Remastersys]
** [http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd Debian\Ubuntu Tricks]
** [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Ubuntu Help Way]

* Remaster the Ominiverdi [http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd/ image]

* Communication on the [http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-general Debian GIS list]

== Long Term Plan ==

Not discussed yet.