# Using "penguins eggs" to create a backup or an own bootable .iso **URL:** \ **Category:** Customizations\ **Created:** [December 29, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/using-penguins-eggs-to-create-a-backup-or-an-own-bootable-iso/4063 "2024-12-29T21:31:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![triantares](https://forum.elivelinux.org/user_avatar/forum.elivelinux.org/triantares/32/2550_2.png) [@triantares](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/triantares)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/using-penguins-eggs-to-create-a-backup-or-an-own-bootable-iso/4063/1 "2024-12-29T21:31:55Z")
Lately I stumbled across "[penguins eggs](https://github.com/pieroproietti/penguins-eggs)" and found it to be an amazing helpful and relatively easy, well documented tool. It turns out that it makes it easy-peasy to just recreate your running system to a .iso file ..... burn it to USB (or copy to a ventoy formatted USB drive) and boot it up as a live system which is also installable. _Note: It wont work with proprietary stuff like nvidia drivers!_ So I took it to the test: - I setup a totally fresh 3.8.46 system - themed E16 and E26 to be like Retrowave and installed both - and then created the .iso which turned out 2.9Gb in size. - and uploaded it for those wanting to try or play with it. :happy_dance: - Get it here: [https://triantares.ddns.net/Elive/uploads/Live-Elive-Edge-Retrowave\_amd64\_2024-12-28\_1657.iso](https://triantares.ddns.net/Elive/uploads/Live-Elive-Edge-Retrowave_amd64_2024-12-28_1657.iso) - And it boots just fine as a live OS and includes the "calamares" installer to install to HD. ![signal-2024-12-28-140051_002](https://forum.elivelinux.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ef082c254f52ac56fc8174fd49664c72dc55702f.jpeg) It runs as user 'Elive' with password 'evilE' and .... Has '"penguins eggs" already installed as well, making it easy to alter or customize the installation to your liking and then create a new .iso from the installed system. The .iso will also run fine on a virtual machine like "virtualbox", "vmware" or "qemu", so use that option if uyoure short on hardware. Check out the extensive documentation on how to make it work here: `https://penguins-eggs.gitbook.io/penguins-eggs-book` It really is loads of fun to play with. :happybounce: On demand I can create a 32bit version too now. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![Rebel450](https://forum.elivelinux.org/user_avatar/forum.elivelinux.org/rebel450/32/2737_2.png) [@Rebel450](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Rebel450)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/using-penguins-eggs-to-create-a-backup-or-an-own-bootable-iso/4063/2 "2024-12-30T13:28:12Z")
This is cool, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![triantares](https://forum.elivelinux.org/user_avatar/forum.elivelinux.org/triantares/32/2550_2.png) [@triantares](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/triantares)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/using-penguins-eggs-to-create-a-backup-or-an-own-bootable-iso/4063/3 "2024-12-31T21:39:33Z")
> [@triantares](#): > > On demand I can create a 32bit version too now. 😇 Having said that ..... it turns out not to be as easy as I expected but that was mainly down to the low spec i386 machines I've got. Ultimately the virtualbox 32bit machine was a lot quicker in "squashing" the filesystem. So to be equally daunting I created a "non-systemd" version (read Devuan) and turned that into a .iso. It isn't a clone as such but more of an installable system including Elive Edge (E26) and downloadable here: [https://triantares.ddns.net/Elive/uploads/egg-of\_debian-bookworm-Elive-Retro\_i386\_2024-12-31\_1427.iso](https://triantares.ddns.net/Elive/uploads/egg-of_debian-bookworm-Elive-Retro_i386_2024-12-31_1427.iso) As mentioned, it's more a Devuan system to play with and it will install along a similar fashion as 3.8.46.and not really a live Retro clone as the amd64 .iso is, nor does it include "penguins' eggs" to muck around with. 😇 To install it's just a matter of typing "sudo calamares" (and evilE as password) in a terminal and after finishing and rebooting, you can install whatever you like, including "penguins' eggs" using the instructions on "[get-eggs](https://github.com/pieroproietti/get-eggs)". Have fun in 2025. :dance: ---
**Author:** ![triki1](https://forum.elivelinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@triki1](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/triki1)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/using-penguins-eggs-to-create-a-backup-or-an-own-bootable-iso/4063/4 "2025-01-08T15:00:11Z")
Thank you, it's cool