Build Service/KIWI

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openSUSE - KIWI Image System

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. The KIWI architecture was designed as a two level system. The first stage, based on a valid software package source, creates a so called physical extend according to the provided image description. The second stage creates from a required physical extend an operating system image. The result of the second stage is called a logical extend or short an image.

Documentation

Read more about the system design of KIWI in the following PDF document: kiwi.pdf

Examples:

• Instructions on how to build a live DVD -> LiveDVD
• Instructions on how to build a Xen image -> Build_Service/KIWI/XEN_Imaging
• Instructions on how to build a Qemu/Vmdk image -> Build_Service/KIWI/QEMU-VMDK_Imaging
• Instructions on how to build a live USB stick -> Live_USB_stick

Around the Blogosphere:

General places where KIWI has been used:

• Beineri: KDE Four Live
• Cyberorg: making an XFCE live CD
• duncanmv: Helping create a test environment for Linux
• dl9pf: openSUSE buildservice VMware image
• Kolab on openSUSE Kolab
• LimeJeos on openSUSE LimeJeos. A linux minimal edition just enough operating system for building software appliances on top of openSUSE.

Getting KIWI

The KIWI tools can be found in the KIWI packages as part of the openSUSE Tools project.

TODO

For a look at the currently planned KIWI developments, head over to Build_Service/KIWI/Todo.

Project using KIWI

• LTSP5 on openSUSE LTSP

Communicate

• Mailing lists:
  • Developers: kiwi-devel@lists.berlios.de
  • Users: kiwi-users@lists.berlios.de
• IRC: #opensuse-kiwi on irc.freenode.net

Requesting enhancements, reporting bugs, submitting patches

Visit https://bugzilla.novell.com

• Classification: All
• Product: openSUSE.org
• Component: System Imaging
• Summary : "kiwi: summarize your report here"