How to make a custom ISO image: Difference between revisions

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One way to completely re-build custom images is to use a script like alpine-make-vm-image.

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

An alternative

It's possible to commit and load ISO image customizations to and from disk.

Booting an ISO image with local customizations

From a dedicated boot media, obviously.
Directly_booting_an_ISO_file

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-The easiest way is to use script [https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-make-vm-image alpine-make-vm-image].
-== Live Disk Setup with APKOVL ==
+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].
-Once you have customized your custom ISO, you can now setup the live environment to operate outside of the standard installer as follows:
+* 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.
-* Generate an APKOVL file with [[Alpine_local_backup|lbu]], <code>lbu ci</code>
+== An alternative ==
-* Alpine ISO requires the OVL Volume to be hosted on a web server. Put the APKOVL file on a webserver and identify the url.
-* Uncomment the <code>APKOVL</code> line in the alpine flavor of your choice and set it to the address of your ovl volume.
+It's possible to [[Alpine_local_backup#|commit and load ISO image customizations]] to and from disk.
-Notes:
-* Any packages you add to /etc/apk/world of your lbu will automatically be installed onto the live system image.
-* If you don't have a web server you can run busybox's httpd temporarily - <code>busybox httpd -p 127.0.0.1:80</code>
-* In general, <code>lbu</code> will only handle files in <code>/etc</code>, to customize this further, you need to add additional files.
-* 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.
-== Testing your ISO image ==
+== Booting an ISO image with local customizations ==
-[[Qemu#Live_mode| Qemu]] is useful for a quick test of your created ISO image.
+* From a dedicated boot media, obviously.
+* [[Directly_booting_an_ISO_file]]
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