As might have been predicted, the natural synthesis of this post and this post is this page. I guess I should have seen that coming.
But to be honest, it’s something I had been thinking about for a long time — which I kind of admitted a while ago. This should, if my plan goes through, give me an Ubuntu system that doesn’t take quite so long to set up the way I like it.
I doubt it’s anything new. Somewhere around this Internets there has to be somebody who has already swirled together a strictly GTK1.2 Ubuntu disc.
But since I went through the effort, I figured I’d share it. What the heck. I don’t even really know if the download link works; WordPress.com has always managed to bite me on the behind when it comes to attachments.
Give it a try and see what happens. As far as I know, it won’t steal your credit card number or kick your dog. So that’s two bonuses already. 
I have also been experimenting with an Ubuntu-derived live CD.
http://linuxlatitude.blogspot.com/2008/10/rescue-cds.html
This time I am using the method given here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch
I find this is pretty easy and works well. I wanted to make it easier to revise and update the iso, so I wrote a a BASH script to perform the steps.
Besides doing it just for the hell of it, I want to build a rescue & recovery CD for my own use. There are lots of them out there already – I like System Rescue CD, RIP, Trinity Rescue Kit, etc., but none was just what I wanted.
I have been working on my own Ubuntu-based live CD, for rescue & data recovery. After a few successful builds I decided to make a BASH script to semi-automate the process. Seems to be working pretty good, as I continue to improve the live CD.
http://linuxlatitude.blogspot.com/2008/10/rescue-cds.html
Sorry for the duplicate post! I didn’t see that the first one went through.
Again, I apologize.
Keep up the good work. Excellent blog.
Other gtk1 apps that I use in a PIII machine:
- gtkfind: for find files: http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/amigolinux/download/Applications/Search/gtkfind-1.1/?C=S;O=D
- firefox and seamonkey suite gtk1 compiled: http://www.lamarelle.org/mo-zi-lla/mozilla.php, http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#contrib,
I don’t know if I’m an idiot or what, but I CANNOT find your download link. Did you get rid of it, or am I just missing it?
oh, finally found it. nevermind.