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Can i add a app to gparted iso? (feddit.rocks)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use the app AntiMicroX for controlling the mouse with a controller. I need to combine / and /home partitions as im running out of space on / but i cant use a regular mouse

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I think you can mount an ISO image under your running system and make changes. I found a couple of guides that might be helpful:

How to Mount an ISO File on Linux

Edit and repack .iso bootable image

I haven't done this before, but I think you can chroot into the mount directory, and run package manager commands in the mounted image to install another package.

Or I have an alternative suggestion that might or might not be easier. I've been hearing a lot about immutable/atomic distros, and people designing their own images. You could make your own ublue image, for example, with whatever you want on it.

A promising looking starting point is github:ublue-os/startingpoint. Ignore the "Installation" instructions, and follow the "ISO" instructions instead.

Or I saw recently an announcement of a new way to build atomic images that is supposed to be easier than ever, BlueBuild

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Read your distro documentation on customizing image.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

You can reduce the space taken by /home and give that to /? Just make sure to reduce only the free space, or else you will lose data. And it also probably depends on the type of filesystem, I guess?