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Package Name Image Type
kiwi-desc-usbboot USB Sticks
kiwi-desc-netboot Network Client
3. Install the kiwi-doc
package. You can find some example configurations to get
an idea about the structure and its content.
4. Know the KIWI configuration file and its structure. It is based on a RELAX NG
schema and documented in the
kiwi
package under
/usr/share/doc/
packages/kiwi/kiwi.html
. You need this document, if you want to create
the configuration file from scratch or when you want to insert elements or attributes.
17.2 Knowing KIWI’s Build Process
The building process of KIWI is separated into three steps:
1. Physical Extend (Preparation) This stage prepares the content of your new
filesystem. During this step, the root directory is created, you determine which
packages are installed on your image and which user configuration files are includ-
ed.
2. Logical Extend (Creation) This stage requires a successful preparation step.
The logical extend step creates the operating system image based on the first step.
3. Deployment The resulting image type can be deployed with different methods
like installed on a hard disk or played by a virtualization system (VMware, Qemu,
VirtualBox).
17.3 Image Description
KIWI needs an image description to build an image type. The image description is a
directory which contains at least a file
config.xml
, or alternatively with the extension
*.kiwi
.
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