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Let's be clear when we refer to (latest) versions under Linux. For instance, "latest" could mean "latest from current normal repo", or "latest from experimental repo", or "latest stable from upstream", or "latest from upstream development branch".
The "sid" repo, which GParted Live is based upon.
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_ Would this customized Debian Live include or allow package management? How _exactly_ the user could customize it? The answers to these two question are *very* important.
You need to install a copy of Debian "Wheezy" to customize. The exact steps can be provided to create the image.
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_ When a problem would arise in this customized Debian Live, should the user expect support and/or maintenance from UBCD?
Yes, I guess.
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What's the size of the ISO (not including UBCD)?
Current ISO size is about 250MB, but talking about size now is a little premature at this stage for obvious reasons.
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_ How many resources this customized Debian Live would require? For instance, just to boot into LXDE, how much minimum RAM and time would be required, without using any aids (such as swap)? (BTW, this is one obstacle for SysRescueCD, and also for PMagic for the last 2 years or so).
I don't have an answer at this stage.
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_Have you tried *other* alternatives?
As mentioned, I have tried GParted Live and SysRescueCD. Both have been a bitch to customize, with very little online info to fall back on. Maybe it's just me. I would like someone to tell me it's easy and and tell me how.
I would like to customize either GParted Live or SysRescueCD to include lxde, spacefm, most if not all of the Parted Magic modules, as well as the current fprot/xfprot + other modules included in UBCD. Have not had much success on either front.
The way I see it, Porteus and Debian Live Build seem to be about the same cup of tea. Debian Live Build appears to have more online resources behind it in terms of customization compared to Porteus.