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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.





Revision as of 20:46, 21 June 2020

ISO remastering

There are scripts to re-build completely custom images, like alpine-make-vm-image and the original mkimg.

  • 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 a writable storage.


Booting an ISO image with local customizations