2.1. Squashfs 4.2
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Note
This chapter is mandatory for building the livecd. The livekey doesn't need it as we will show later
2.1.1. Introduction to Squashfs
The Squashfs package contains a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux.
Download (HTTP): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/squashfs/squashfs4.2.tar.gz
2.1.2. Installing squashfs-tools
Assuming you are in the squashfs 4.2 source directory, install Squashfs by running the following commands:
cd squashfs-tools && make
Then, as user root, run the following:
cp -v unsquashfs mksquashfs /usr/bin