Start YaST and open the Image Creator module.

The window shows a list of all existing images configuration. You may Edit or Delete them. Choose Add to create a new one.

Enter the name for the new Kiwi Configuration, and choose whether you want to begin from scratch, or base on existing KIWI configuration. In the latter case, provide a path to the existing KIWI configuration so that Image Creator can import it.

Choose the image type you need to build. There are several options - Live ISO Image, Xen Image, or Virtual Disk Image.

Select the output directory where you want to store the KIWI configuration.

If you are running Image Creator on a 64-bit architecture, you can force KIWI to configure the image for 32-bit architecture, and, moreover, limit it to i586 only.

Add the list of package repositories you need to use for your KIWI configuration. Click Add to add a new repository, or Add from System to add repositories that are configured in the system where Image Creator is running. If you need to modify details of an existing repository, select it and click Edit. To remove an unneeded repository, select it and click Delete.

Proceed with Next.

Figure 16.1: Editing Repository in Image Creator #

There are four tabs in the next screen. Here you can set more configuration options supported by KIWI to fine-tune the resulting image.

In the Image Configuration tab, you can set the image version and size, and then modify the software selection for the image in detail. You can specify patterns/packages for three package sections: packages included on the image, in the bootstrap, as well as packages intended to be deleted from the image.

Figure 16.2: KIWI Detailed Configuration in Image Creator #

To change the list of packages and/or patterns intended for installation (or for ignoring), click Change and YaST Package Selector opens, where you can make your selection.

In the Description tab, fill in information about the author of the image, description, and the locale settings.

The Users tab lets you add new users who should be available on the target system.

Next, you can edit the configuration Scripts used to build your image.

Lastly, configure the directory with system configuration and scripts in the Directories tab.

After you finish configuring the image, click Finish to build it. YaST asks you to confirm your choice. If you decline, the configuration will be saved, and you are returned to the overview screen. If you confirm the build, KIWI is started, and you can see a progress window showing the KIWI log file.

If the image is successfully built, it is saved to the output directory specified earlier.