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# mkosi

> Build modern, legacy-free Linux images.
> Part of `systemd`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/mkosi>.

- Show current build configuration to verify what would be built:

`mkosi summary`

- Build an image with default settings (if no distribution is selected, the distribution of the host system is used):

`mkosi build --distribution {{fedora|debian|ubuntu|arch|opensuse|...}}`

- Build an image and run an interactive shell in a systemd-nspawn container of the image:

`mkosi shell`

- Boot an image in a virtual machine using QEMU (only supported for disk images or CPIO images when a kernel is provided):

`mkosi qemu`

- Display help:

`mkosi help`
