The antixsnapshot application is a great tool for saving your personal antiX installation as a backup.
You are able to use your antixsnapshot.iso to re-install using CD/DVD, USB, or even by using a frugal install located on an extra partition.

However, wouldn't it be great to share a copy with a friend to show them an alternative to that"other" OS?

Just making a CD/DVD of your current intallation isn't going to cut it. It has your personal settings, root and user passwords etc. saved in it also. You need a way to get rid of all your personal data while retaining the basic appearance of your current install.

I formerly used the remaster.sh script to remaster from the latest antiX release. This takes a LONG time. I have found a way to modify the antixsnapshot.iso using simple procedures that will enable you to distribute your favorite antiX install safely.

If you have large enough hard drive, I recommend you use your current antixremaster.iso and install this to a free partition. You can use this install to do all your modifications on while keeping your main install untouched. You can also easily copy your desktop settings and custom wallpapers from your main install to the new install.

This is what I did:

I created new user"antixuser" with password 'antixuser" on a current fully updated sid hard drive install (this install from a previous antixsnapshot). You can change the new user to something different if you like. You CAN NOT use"demo" for your user account though as the"demo" account is deleted by the installation script when you install.
I logged out and logged back in as"antixuser".
I set up my desktop the way I wanted it.
I changed my own root password back to"root"
I completely removed my original user account.
Logged off and back in to make sure all was well.
I then ran antixsnapshot to make the new sharable iso.
NOTE: If you have aspirations of using your antixsnapshot to make a live USB or frugal install with persistence you MUST install"live-init-full-antix" before you run antixsnapshot. This is required ONLY if you intend on using persistence!
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Now you can burn the new iso to a CD/DVD to share with others..
You MUST use the cli-installer boot option to install your sharable CD/DVD as there is no gui installer in the antixsnapshot.iso file.
The cli-installer will give you the option to re-name the machine you are installing on. Also make sure you choose"YES" when it asks you"is this a remaster"?

After installation, you can change your root and user passwords and set up new users if wanted.

How cool is this? __{{emoticon}}__

Great tip!

A question: Do users need to reinstall live-init? Or is that only needed if the user wants live persistence?

anticapitalista wrote:Great tip!

A question: Do users need to reinstall live-init? Or is that only needed if the user wants live persistence?

anti,
live-init will only need to be installed for live persistence. If user just wants a live USB to test and install, then live-init won't be needed.
i edited my original post to include this. __{{emoticon}}__

That is a perfectly good way to do it. If you did not have a extra partition then a couple tweaks to snapshot would work just as well. All you would need to do is add your current users home to the excludes, add a chroot deluser command to remove the current user from the copied system, and setup your new user. I think that would do it.