NetbootCD
install many Linux distributions from one disk

NetbootCD is a GNU/Linux live CD based on Tiny Core Linux. The live CD allows the user to download and run one of several Linux netboot installers, which can install a full GNU/Linux system with only a hard drive and Internet connection.

Several of the distributions supported by NetbootCD are prerelease distributions (such as Ubuntu 9.04 and Debian testing) or development distributions (openSUSE Factory, Fedora Rawhide, Debian sid.) Because NetbootCD downloads the latest installer, which in turn downloads the latest system components, you can install a fully up-to-date system without burning a new CD.

Supported distributions - Downloads - Licensing and Source - Notes - Ubuntu Forums thread

Current version: 3.2.1 (12/9/09)

Supported Distributions

• Ubuntu
• Debian GNU/Linux (standard and daily installers)
• Fedora
• openSUSE
• Mandriva Linux
• CentOS
• Slackware
• (note: for Slackware, you may need an alternative installation source, such as NFS or the hard drive)

NetbootCD also supports downloading and launching the latest version of the GRUB4DOS bootloader.

Downloads

The current version of NetbootCD is version 3.2.1, available from TuxFamily. It is built on a Tiny Core (microcore) 2.6 base, with kexec support added to the kernel.
Download NetbootCD 3.2.1 (6.6 MiB) (md5)

Licensing and Source

The NetbootCD script (nbscript.sh) is written by me and is licensed GPLv2+: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Text of GPLv2 - Text of GPLv3

Source for software in version 3.2.1 can be found at http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/src and at http://downloads.tuxfamily.org/netbootcd/3.2.1/build/src. The version 3.2.1 build script can be found at http://downloads.tuxfamily.org/netbootcd/3.2.1/build. (To build NetbootCD, grab the entire directory with FTP. It also includes the microcore.gz from Tiny Core Linux.)

Source code for kexec-tools was obtained from Debian sid (kexec-tools_20080324.orig.tar.gz).

Notes

Slax users: Be sure to check out my GParted modules for Slax. You can use these with multicd.sh to make a combination NetbootCD+Slax CD that will handle all your installation needs.

If you have any questions, the best way to do so is through the Ubuntu Forums thread linked above. You can alsocontact me (maybeway36) via e-mail.