jonhermansen / ghostbsd-build

Tool to build GhostBSD image.

ghostbsd-build

Live media creator for GhostBSD distribution

Introduction

The purpose of this tool is quickly generate live images for GhostBSD.

Features

• Build GhostBSD with GhostBSD or TrueOS
• Mate and XFCE desktop environments
• Hybrid DVD/USB image

Graphics Support

• Compatible with VirtualBox, VMware, NVIDIA graphics out of box
• SCFB support with automatic best resolution for UEFI enabled systems with Intel/AMD graphics

System Requirements

• Latest version of GhostBSD or TrueOS
• 20GB of free disk space
• 4GB of free memory

Note: GhostBSD 18.06 and earlier releases cannot be used to build ISO.

Initial Setup

Install the required packages:

pkg install git

Clone the repo:

git clone https://www.github.com/ghostbsd/ghostbsd-build.git

Enter the directory for running the LiveCD build script:

cd ghostbsd

TrueOS Based GhostBSD

To build a GhostBSD with MATE as default desktop

./build mate

(Option) To build GhostBSD with XFCE as default desktop

./build xfce

(Option) To build GhostBSD with Cinnamon as default desktop

./build cinnamon

(Option) To build GhostBSD without a default desktop

./build

Burn an image to cd:

cdrecord /usr/local/ghostbsd-build/iso/GhostBSD18.12.iso

Write an image to usb stick:

dd if=/usr/local/ghostbsd-build/iso/GhostBSD18.12.iso of=/dev/da0 bs=4m