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+# HOW TO
+
+This part will explain on how to edit your own LiveCD
+NOTW: we will take mit-linux.iso as the name of ISO use. Change it with whatever file name you are using
+
+### Create a folder and mount the iso
+For doing so, we will execute the following command
+```
+mkdir mnt
+sudo mount -o loop mit-linux.iso mnt
+```
+
+### Copy the contents to another folder
+Here, we will copy the contents to another folder named extraxt to use for editing
+```
+mkdir extract
+sudo rsync --exclude=/casper/filesystem.squashfs -a mnt/ extract
+```
+
+### Extract and copy the file system
+We will need to extract the filesystem to use as environment for editing
+```
+sudo unsquashfs mnt/casper/filesystem.squashfs
+sudo mv squashfs-root edit
+```
+
+### Enable internet access
+We will need internet connection for various file transfers and installations
+for that, we need to copy /etc/resolv.conf and mount /dev
+```
+sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf edit/etc/
+sudo mount --bind /dev/ edit/dev
+```
+
+### Create chroot environment
+A chroot environment is where all the magic happens. You can boot into filesystem and modify using command line
+```
+sudo chroot edit
+```
+
+### Mount important directories
+Without saying, you will need these directories for proper functioning
+```
+mount -t proc none /proc
+mount -t sysfs none /sys
+mount -t devpts none /dev/pts
+export HOME=/root
+export LC_ALL=C
+dbus-uuidgen > /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+dpkg-divert --local --rename --add /sbin/initctl
+ln -s /bin/true /sbin/initctl
+
+```
+
+### Do the magic
+This is where all the magic happens. Install/remove apps, change setting, wallpapers, etc.
+
+### Cleanup
+We now need to cleanup the temporary files created by the magic we did
+for doing so, following commands will help
+```
+apt-get autoremove && apt-get autoclean
+rm -rf /tmp/* ~/.bash_history
+rm /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+rm /sbin/initctl
+dpkg-divert --rename --remove /sbin/initctl
+```
+### Unmount directories
+We will have to now unmount the directoried we previously mounted
+```
+umount /proc || umount -lf /proc
+umount /sys
+umount /dev/pts
+exit
+```
+NOTE: the exit command exits you from the chroot environment
+```
+sudo umount edit/dev
+```
+
+### Packing the filesystem
+```
+sudo chmod +w extract/casper/filesystem.manifest
+sudo chroot edit dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' | sudo tee extract/casper/filesystem.manifest
+sudo cp extract/casper/filesystem.manifest extract/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop
+sudo sed -i '/ubiquity/d' extract/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop
+sudo sed -i '/casper/d' extract/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop
+sudo mksquashfs edit extract/casper/filesystem.squashfs -b 1048576
+printf $(sudo du -sx --block-size=1 edit | cut -f1) | sudo tee extract/casper/filesystem.size
+```
+NOTE: add  -Xcompression-level # to for mksquashfs compression level. (1-9) 
+
+### Generate md5sum and ISO
+```
+cd extract
+sudo rm md5sum.txt
+find -type f -print0 | sudo xargs -0 md5sum | grep -v isolinux/boot.cat | sudo tee md5sum.txt
+sudo genisoimage -D -r -V "$IMAGE_NAME" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o ../mit-linux-generated.iso .
+cd ..
+```
+
+### Done
+The new generated ISO will be named mit-linux-generated.iso
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-# MIT-Linux
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+# MIT-Linux
+
+## Overview
+MIT-Linux, based on linux mint 18.2, is a linux distribution which aims for better out-of-the box experience for students, especially in college.
+This distribution has most of the important college related applications pre-installed. Students, as well as professors, will find it easier to use.
+
+## Installed apps
+
+* VLC Media Player
+* Gimp
+* GParted
+* PlayOnLinux
+* Google Chrome/Chromium
+* Steam
+* calibre
+* cantor
+* celestia-gnome
+* chemtool
+* dia-gnome
+* fritzing
+* inkscape
+* kalzium
+* kmplot
+* ktouch
+* kturtle
+* laby
+* lightspeed
+* lybniz
+* marble
+* melting
+* pencil
+* rocs
+* step
+* yorick
+
+
+
+## Downloads
+
+Downloads will be available under [releases](https://github.com/MUSoC/MIT-Linux/releases "Downloads")
+