maybe the Zero Install System is worth looking at ?
http://zero-install.sourceforge.net/
Quote: "The Zero Install system makes software
installation not merely easy, but unnecessary. Users
run their applications directly from the Internet from
the software author's pages. Caching makes this as fast
as running a normal application after the first time,
and allows off-line use."
Sounds promising for use in a live CD distribution
maybe the Zero Install System is worth looking at ?
http://zero-install.sourceforge.net/
Quote: "The Zero Install system makes software
installation not merely easy, but unnecessary. Users
run their applications directly from the Internet from
the software author's pages. Caching makes this as fast
as running a normal application after the first time,
and allows off-line use."
Sounds promising for use in a live CD distribution