Methods and systems for generating read-only operating systems

摘要

Methods and systems for use in generating read-only production operating systems including at least one application for use with a target workstation are disclosed. One example method includes providing a baseline operating system based on a hardware profile of the target workstation, executing an installation script for a target application, adding at least one resource to the baseline operating system based on an error message indicating at least one resource called by the installation script is not found, and writing, at a computing device, a production operating system to a read-only media. The production operating includes the baseline operating system and the at least one resource.

主权项

1. A method of generating a read-only production operating system including at least one application for use with a target workstation, said method comprising:
providing a baseline operating system based on a hardware profile of the target workstation; executing the baseline operating system in a virtual machine generated in a first operating system on a computing device; executing a target application in the virtual machine and recording each resource called by a processor in the computing device while executing the target application; generating an installation script from the recorded resources; executing, at the computing device, the installation script for the target application; adding at least one resource to the baseline operating system based on an error message indicating at least one resource called by the installation script is not found; and while executing a second operating system that is different from the first operating system, writing, at the computing device, a production operating system to a read-only media, the production operating system including the baseline operating system and said at least one resource.