Salix OS

I'd like to build a very minimal live CD, for a very specific purpose: running antirootkit tools on Windows partitions. I recently found out that some Windows based antirootkit tools run fine under Wine, sans drivers; between that and ntfs-3g I figure it should be possible to scan for rootkits using Windows antirootkit tools, from a Linux CD, without needing a BartPE CD. (And here's to hoping this grotesque level of kludgery doesn't turn around and bite me later.)

I tried to build something like this with SuSE Studio, but that doesn't offer the level of control I need, and is generally a pain to use. How hard would it be to use SALT for something like this? Is SALT available for download anywhere? I can't seem to find it on the Sourceforge site...

Here you go: http://salix.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/salix/salt/

Building a LiveCD with SaLT is relatively straightforward. But as it's quite new don't expect exhaustive documentation. There's some though and you can have a look at the different editions build scripts here: http://salix.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc ... live/SaLT/
Basically I'd say for your needs you would just have to play with the package lists and default settings e.g. of the xfce edition.

Thanks!

FWIW I did finally figure out how to make SuSE Studio do (nearly) what I want. I'll keep an eye on SALT though.

Edit: Or not. Studio has this amazing way of messing up even the most basic stuff. Guess I will try SALT.

You can also use LiveClone from the LiveCD to built a new .iso based on Salix Live Xfce, with the tools, customization en documentation you want to have.

Thanks again for the help...

Unfortunately, due to the probable diceyness of running security software through Wine, I've decided to can this little project; instead I made use of my copies of Win2k and XP and burnt myself a UBCD4Win disk. I recommend that anyone who might want a Wine live CD follow this approach instead, if at all possible. Kind of a pain, but probably necessary if you have to deal with Windows (and with relatives who install "questionable" software, grumble grumble).