Some problems in remastering ubuntu 12.04

[hh]

hello

i have some problems in remastering Ubuntu 12.04 with dist mode:

• the Livecd Splash image the i choosed doesn't appear when booting the CD
• how can i make the session i want as default?like xfce or gnome-fallback..
• in some computers, when booting the iso to the desktop, it displays: cannot find session: Ubuntu? i know this is because i remove unity from my distro,but how can i let him go to gnome-fallback as example?

at the end i am really happy because there is a program like remastersys in Linux
thanks

[fragadelic]

A quick search of the forum area would have found you almost all of your answers but I'm not a stickler for RTFM so I'll answer it al l here for you.

1 - Splash image - make sure it is a 640x480 png file and then you can browse with your file manager to /etc/remastersys/isolinux/splash.png to make sure it is the one you wanted.

2 - Setting default session for lightdm:

Code:

/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults
Wrong usage of the command
Usage:
  lightdm-set-defaults [OPTION...] - set lightdm default values

Help Options:
  -h, --help                  Show help options

Application Options:
  -d, --debug                 Enable debugging
  -k, --keep-old              Only update if no default already set
  -r, --remove                Remove default value if it's the current one
  -s, --session               Set default session
  -g, --greeter               Set default greeter
  -a, --autologin             Set autologin user
  -i, --hide-users            Set greeter-hide-users to true or false
  -m, --show-manual-login     Set show-manual-login to true or false
  -l, --allow-guest           Set allow-guest to true or false

so you would do:
sudo /usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-set-defaults -s XFCE   <---that is if the /usr/share/xsessions/XFCE.desktop session is the one you want.
What you need to do is look in /usr/share/xsessions/ for the .desktop file that you want to use as your default and just remove the .desktop from the name when you set it for lightdm

3 - when you fix #2 it will fix #3 as they are the same issue.

Glad you like remastersys!

[hh]

Cool! thank you
i have another problem after installing, if i choosed the French language during installation, when it finish, the system is in English not in French

[fragadelic]

That is an issue with Ubuntu's installer as it is fully responsible for the install unless your original system was English.

Was your initial system French or English?  If it was English then this may be why as the settings were copied over.

[hh]

when i begin remastering, my system was in English, but if i choosed any other language during installation even that it still English after installation...

[fragadelic]

The default for the live system is English.  If you want another language, then you have to modify the live boot to boot into the language of your choice.

If your original system was English and you copied the settings to /etc/skel then when you install it the new system will be English.

[hh]

aha, so what is the config file in my home that i shall not copy it in to skel file? because i do that all time
thx

[fragadelic]

That depends on your desktop environment.  They all store things differently.  You'll have to check them yourself and figure it out.  I only ever use the default English so I have no idea.  Maybe someone else that reads this thread can chime in if they know but I have no clue when it comes to different languages and settings.

[fragadelic]

what you could do to try and find out is like so:

sudo grep -R "en" /etc/skel

You will get a lot of hits due to it being common but you should be able to figure it out.

[hh]

i love you 
by the way, can i have remastersys 3.0.3 packages here? because the website and the repo are forbidden in my country  sorry for asking here but the new thread is closed 

[fragadelic]

How are you able to come here to the forum if the website and repo are off limits to you?  This all resides on the same server under the same base URL.



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[hh]

i use tor 
thank you for the packages

[hh]

ok, this time i use 3.0.3... and after installing my distro i tried to change the language from system settings, but when i do that, and i reboot and login, i still see English!! and there is some programs that i have not add it to the apps menu in gnome shell are appearing:

in gnome-classic it is not.. 

[fragadelic]

I believe all your problems are related to your desktop choices and settings and have nothing to do with remastersys.  Take a look at /usr/bin/remastersys and you will see what it does.  It is a simple bash script that makes no changes to your system.  You get exactly what you put in.

If you have tried different desktops on your system then you may have an issue with your menu structure.

The apps you are showing do exist on your system and their menu files are found in /usr/share/menu/  Those look like the standard X11 apps and were installed already.  Most modern desktops don't show any items from /usr/share/menu/ and only use /usr/share/applications

I don't use gnome3 at all so I can't tell you how to correct that.  You should probably ask around the ubuntu forum for that.