KIWI

Introduction

The openSUSE KIWI Image System provides a complete operating system image solution for Linux supported hardware platforms as well as for virtualization systems like Xen, VMware, etc. The KIWI architecture was designed as a two level system. The first stage, based on a valid software package source, creates a so called unpacked image according to the provided image description. The second stage creates from a required unpacked image an operating system image. The result of the second stage is called a packed image or short an image.

Installation

packages for kiwi are provided at the openSUSE buildservice: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Virtualization:/Appliances/

Usage

make sure you have the kiwi-templates package installed
build a live ISO example:

run your OS in a VM like kvm

Mailing list

http://groups.google.com/group/kiwi-images

Contributing

Fork it.
Create a branch (git checkout -b my_kiwi)
Commit your changes (git commit -am "Added Snarkdown")
Push to the branch (git push origin my_kiwi)
Create an [Issue][1] with a link to your branch
Enjoy a refreshing Diet Coke and wait

also see the git-review gem

Remember to have fun :)