mklivecd is a script for Linux

Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....

 distributions

Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...

 that allows for one to compile a "snapshot" of the current hard drive partition and all data which resides in it (all settings, applications, documents, bookmarks, etc.) and compress it into an ISO 9660 CD-image. This allows easy backup of a user's data and also makes it easy to create customized Linux-distribution. It was originally primarily used for Debian

Debian

Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...

 distribution, but has since become available prominently on all distributions of Linux-operating system. Some Linux-distributions like Mandriva and from it derived PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS, often shortened to PCLOS, is a GNU/Linux distribution, with KDE Plasma Desktop as its default user interface. It is a primarily free software operating system for personal computers aimed at ease of use...

 includes a graphical frontend for easier script usage.

Used by

• AmaroK
  Amarok
  Amarok may refer to:* Amarok , a wolf in Inuit mythologyIn automobiles:* Volkswagen Amarok, a pickup truck made by Volkswagen Commercial VehiclesIn music:* Amarok , a 1990 album by Mike Oldfield...
  
   Live CD
• Dreamlinux
  Dreamlinux
  Dreamlinux is a Brazilian computer operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux. It can boot as a live CD, from USB flash drive, or can be installed on a hard drive...
  
  
• Mandriva Linux
  Mandriva Linux
  Mandriva Linux is a Linux distribution distributed by Mandriva. It uses the RPM Package Manager...
  
  
• Ruby on Rails
  Ruby on Rails
  Ruby on Rails, often shortened to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language.-History:...
  
   Live CD
• Unity Linux
  Unity Linux
  Unity Linux is a rolling release GNU/Linux distribution maintained by a group of volunteers and is meant to be a base on which other distributions can build. Its default desktop environment is Openbox...
  
   Live CD

See also

• Live CD
  Live CD
  A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
  
  
• Remastersys
  Remastersys
  remastersys is a free and open source programfor Debian, Ubuntu-based, or derivative software systems that can:* Create a customized Live CD/DVD of Debian and its derivatives....
  
  , a similar tool (for Debian/Ubuntu)
• List of remastering software

External links

• mklivecd project page