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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

2014-02-13 07:16, Nio Wiklund skrev:
> 2014-02-12 21:33, Ali Linx skrev:
>>
>> On 02/09/2014 12:26 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>> 2014-02-08 19:16, Ali Linx skrev:
>>>> Hi Nio,
>>>>
>>>> Hope this email will find you well :)
>>>>
>>>> I guess you're very busy these days that you didn't yet put your hands
>>>> with ToriOS ;)
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to ask you since you're the founder of OBI :)
>>>>
>>>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/torios/+spec/default-installer
>>>>
>>>> Is it correct that OBI is not useful with ISO files?
>>>> Obviously, we are going to have an ISO file and on the above Blueprint,
>>>> we need to find out what 'Installer' are we going to use and as I
>>>> promised ages ago that I will try OBI and haven't yet (you know I have
>>>> no time), to keep my promise, I had a thought to make OBI the default
>>>> installer for ToriOS but as per the whiteboard, it might not be
>>>> possible.
>>>>
>>>> We need you to enlighten us :)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>> Hi Ali and all [other] fellow torios,
>>
>> Hello Nio,
>>
>> I am totally lost between Thunderbird with 5 Emails accounts and between
>> Gmail and 100 or more emails daily and between Firefox and Chromium and
>> billions of open tabs O_o
>> I guess I need a machine for each project :(
>>
>> Anyway, sorry for the late reply :)
>>
>>>
>>> The OBI itself is a package of shell scripts and the 'dialog' software
>>> package. Now it is run in 'an installed system' which is portable, and
>>> is normally installed in USB pendrives. It needs writeable media and
>>> file-systems, so it cannot run in the standard live ISO way from CD/DVD.
>>> The ISO 9660 file system is read-only.
>>>
>>> I have been talking to Jörn about installing the OBI into a system that
>>> can be converted to an ISO file for a 'normal' live system. Such a
>>> system would satisfy your requirements, but we are not there yet. So if
>>> you have to decide the installer for Tori now or soon,
>>
>>
>>> the answer is
>>> *no* the OBI is not a candidate to install it.
>> Ok, thanks for your reply. As of this very moment, OBI is 'NO' use for
>> ToriOS :)
>>
>> Keep us updated please in case this will change in the near future ;)
>>
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Nio
>>
>> Thank you :)
>>
>> P.S.
>> @Israel @Paul and @Smile4ever
>> We need to make sure this will reflect on our Wiki and Website so that
>> we won't confuse ourselves nor anyone who will view our sites and I
>> shall update the thread on Ubuntu Forums :)
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2200017
>>
> As long as the installer of Tori must be an ISO file, the answer is no,
> because the OBI does not come with an ISO file.
> 
> Best regards
> Nio
> 
Hi again,

It is ready now :-)

OBI-9w is a version of the One Button Installer, that can install from
CD, DVD and USB drives. See this link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/9w#Ubuntu_14.04_LTS_text_non-pae_.27Trusty-npae124-text.iso.27_and_.27obi_Trusty-npae124-text-9w.iso.27

at the 9w wiki page

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/9w

Best regards
Nio