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


* [[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]]

Latest revision as of 13:46, 15 January 2025

ISO remastering

There are third party scripts to re-build completely custom images, like alpine-make-vm-image (works to only make a disk based VM image) and there is Alpine's original mkimg. (creates a diskless ISO file - usually what you want for QEMU and Proxmox)

An alternative

It's also possible to commit and load ISO image customizations to and from a writable partition when booting in Diskless Mode.

See also