Usage example: 1) Create an aab.conf file describing your template. --- Example aab.conf: Name: base Version: 2015-08-21-1 Section: optional Maintainer: Your Name Headline: ArchLinux base image. Architecture: x86_64 Source: http://archlinux.cu.be/$repo/os/$arch --- End of example 2) Run as root: # ./aab init # ./aab bootstrap 3) Maybe install additional packages # ./aab install base-devel 4) Create the archive and clean up: # ./aab finalize # ./aab cleanup