Ubuntu is a Debian derivative that has, produced many other derivatives. PinguyOS, which seeks to further facilitate and complete Ubuntu for newcomers, an Ubuntu derivative that comes with more software, codecs, and browser plugins, as well as a comprehensive configuration tool.

To create PinguyOS [1], the developer wrote the Pinguy Builder [3] remaster script. This is a variation of the Remastersys [2] tool for creating customized Live CDs/DVDs from an existing system for Debian and its derivatives. In addition to Pinguy Builder and Remastersys, several other scripts are available for creating customized distro images [4].

Remastering for Home Use

Some distro-building tools are compiled from the repositories by a build script. Scripts like Pinguy Builder or Remastersys, however, open an existing ISO image, as the name Remaster indicates, and reassemble the image after making the desired changes. The results of these scripts are thus basically only suitable for home use and at best for a circle of friends; they are not useful for further distribution. The Ubuntu Imager script [5] aims to do the same thing as Pinguy Builder. Although it offers more options, you also need more basic knowledge because it runs in a terminal and requires informed decisions from the user.

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