How to make a custom ISO image - Revision history

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2025-01-15T13:46:55Z

Fix messed up paragraph

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	== ISO remastering ==		== ISO remastering ==

	There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like		There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]
	* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]		(works to only make a disk based VM image) and there is Alpine's original
	(works to only make a disk based VM image)		[[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].

	and there is Alpine's original
	* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].
	(creates a diskless ISO file - usually what you want for QEMU and Proxmox)		(creates a diskless ISO file - usually what you want for QEMU and Proxmox)



	== An alternative ==		== An alternative ==

	It's also possible to commit and load ISO image customizations to and from a writable partition when booting in [[Installation#Diskless_Mode\|Diskless Mode]].		It's also possible to commit and load ISO image customizations to and from a writable partition when booting in [[Installation#Diskless_Mode\|Diskless Mode]].



	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Directly booting an ISO file]]		* [[Directly booting an ISO file]]
	* [[How to make a custom ISO image with mkimage]]		* [[How to make a custom ISO image with mkimage]]


	[[Category:Package Manager]]		[[Category:Package Manager]]
	[[Category:ISO]]		[[Category:ISO]]

2025-01-15T13:44:51Z

Add "see also"

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	== ~~Booting an ISO image with local customizations~~ ==		== See also ==

	* [[Directly booting an ISO file]]		* [[Directly booting an ISO file]]
			* [[How to make a custom ISO image with mkimage]]


	[[Category:Package Manager]]		[[Category:Package Manager]]
	[[Category:ISO]]		[[Category:ISO]]

2024-01-12T04:29:56Z

Booting an ISO image with local customizations: Fix wikilink

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	== Booting an ISO image with local customizations ==		== Booting an ISO image with local customizations ==

	* [[~~Directly_booting_an_ISO_file~~]]		* [[Directly booting an ISO file]]

	[[Category:Package Manager]]		[[Category:Package Manager]]
	[[Category:ISO]]		[[Category:ISO]]

2023-09-19T06:24:55Z

Removing the "from dedicated boot media" since the text title says using an ISO

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	== Booting an ISO image with local customizations ==		== Booting an ISO image with local customizations ==

	* From a dedicated boot media, obviously.
	* [[Directly_booting_an_ISO_file]]		* [[Directly_booting_an_ISO_file]]

	[[Category:Package Manager]]		[[Category:Package Manager]]
	[[Category:ISO]]		[[Category:ISO]]

2023-09-19T06:23:56Z

Clarify diskless ISO file is useful for Proxmox and QEMU

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	and there is Alpine's original		and there is Alpine's original
	* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].		* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].
	(creates a diskless ISO file)		(creates a diskless ISO file - usually what you want for QEMU and Proxmox)

2023-07-14T06:52:09Z

Clarify the scope of the third party image building script

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	There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like		There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like
	* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]		* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]
			(works to only make a disk based VM image)

	and there is Alpine's original		and there is Alpine's original
	* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].		* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].
			(creates a diskless ISO file)

2021-05-01T18:40:47Z

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	== ISO remastering ==		== ISO remastering ==

	There are scripts to re-build completely custom images, like		There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like
	* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]		* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]
	and ~~the~~ original		and there is Alpine's original
	* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].		* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].


	~~If you want to make a customized installer, you need to create <code>.default_boot_services</code> which will cause <code>mkinitfs</code> to create the defaults for the live image.~~


	== An alternative ==		== An alternative ==

	It's possible to ~~[[Alpine_local_backup#\|~~commit and load ISO image customizations]] to and from a writable ~~storage~~.		It's also possible to commit and load ISO image customizations to and from a writable partition when booting in [[Installation#Diskless_Mode\|Diskless Mode]].

2020-06-21T20:48:16Z

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	== ISO remastering ==		== ISO remastering ==

	There are scripts to re-build completely custom images, like [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image] and the original [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].		There are scripts to re-build completely custom images, like
			* [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image]
			and the original
			* [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].

	* If you want to make a customized installer, you need to create <code>.default_boot_services</code> which will cause <code>mkinitfs</code> to create the defaults for the live image.
			If you want to make a customized installer, you need to create <code>.default_boot_services</code> which will cause <code>mkinitfs</code> to create the defaults for the live image.

2020-06-21T20:46:43Z

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	~~One way~~ to ~~completely~~ re-build custom images ~~is to use a script~~ like [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image].		== ISO remastering ==

			There are scripts to re-build completely custom images, like [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image] and the original [[How_to_make_a_custom_ISO_image_with_mkimage\|mkimg]].

	* If you want to make a customized installer, you need to create <code>.default_boot_services</code> which will cause <code>mkinitfs</code> to create the defaults for the live image.		* If you want to make a customized installer, you need to create <code>.default_boot_services</code> which will cause <code>mkinitfs</code> to create the defaults for the live image.


	== An alternative ==		== An alternative ==

	It's possible to [[Alpine_local_backup#\|commit and load ISO image customizations]] to and from ~~disk~~.		It's possible to [[Alpine_local_backup#\|commit and load ISO image customizations]] to and from a writable storage.

2020-05-09T18:43:43Z

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	== An alternative ==		== An alternative ==

	[[Alpine_local_backup#~~Commiting and loading ISO image customizations~~\|~~Commiting~~ and ~~loading~~ ISO image customizations]]		It's possible to [[Alpine_local_backup#\|commit and load ISO image customizations]] to and from disk.