What's Wrong With Utux-Utux?

The day before I've written how to make your own PClinuxOS. This time let's try to remaster Ubuntu Linux. We need to install reconstructor 2.7 first. Since it is distributed in source code (tgz). You need to read this before if you don't know how yo install it.

It uses the Desktop(Live), Alternate(Install), or Server disc as a base, and then allows for user customization.
For the Ubuntu Desktop base, you can customize the entire environment. For instance, you can add/remove software, change the default look (splash, themes, fonts, wallpaper, etc.), add desktop links, etc.
For the Alternate and Server bases, you can add any additional software to the disc that you would like installed.

This program doesn't work like mklivecd in pclos. Even finally it just make live iso from your Ubuntu system. It is different. You don't need to change all of your settings in the beginning. Changes was done within the process it self.



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Root is an administrator user in linux. It has unlimited power to configure the system. But, what you gonna do if you forget the password?
There are several ways to recover your root's password. The easiest way is using livecd. All you need is only livecd/dvd from any linux distros like PClinuxOS, Ubuntu, Mandriva Live, OpenSUSE live and etc.

And here the steps are:

1. Boot your linux livecd
2. Mount your old existing linux partition
ex: mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/old-system
/dev/hdb1 is root (/) partition of your old linux system
/mnt/old-system refers to your directory in livecd
3. Edit the /etc/shadow file on your root partition
vi /mnt/old-system/etc/shadow
4. remove the encrypted passwords in the root's line
result from the step 3

root:452342342342342342342342342342423
bin:*:13612:0:99999:7:::
daemon:*:13612:0:99999:7:::
..............

Remove the red one.

root:
bin:*:13612:0:99999:7:::
daemon:*:13612:0:99999:7:::
..............

5. Reboot your old system. Now the root's password is empty.