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Distroshare Ubuntu Imager
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# Distroshare Ubuntu Imager

This project is brought to you by distroshare.com. Distroshare.com is
a new site for sharing customized open source operating system distributions.
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a custom Ubuntu distro with the kinks worked out for your machine, you
would be helping others to run Ubuntu if they have the same machine.



Distroshare Ubuntu Imager creates an installable Live ISO from an installed
Ubuntu or derivative distribution.

It is a bash script, similar to Remastersys and its forks. The script is
based on this tutorial: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MakeALiveCD/DVD/BootableFlashFromHarddiskInstall.
based on this tutorial: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MakeALiveCD/DVD/BootableFlashFromHarddiskInstall.

To run the script, run it from the directory where it is located. For example:


```bash
cd ~/distroshare-ubuntu-imager-1.0
./distroshare-ubuntu-imager.sh
```

To boot the ISO from a USB stick, you can use the dd command like this:

```bash
dd if=isoimage.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
```

where sdb is your USB drive. You should be able something similar on Mac OS X.
You can also use UNetbootin: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ to create a
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