🐧 penguins-eggs

penguins-eggs is growing, even though, at its core, it has always remained the same.

The main purpose of the project is still the same: remaster a running Linux system and create a bootable live ISO from it.

The engine that performs the actual remastering remains penguins-eggs. Around it, a streamlined ecosystem of companion tools has developed, each with a specific responsibility.

🧩 The Ecosystem Components

🥚 penguins-eggs (The Core Engine)

• The core command-line tool that transforms an active Linux system into a bootable Live ISO.
• Designed to work across a wide range of Linux distributions and architectures.
• Can be used directly from the CLI, integrated into other workflows, or driven through the graphical interface.

🖥️ penguins-gui (The Graphical Interface)

• An independent desktop application written in Go using Fyne.
• Distributed as an AppImage, allowing it to run on virtually any Linux distribution without prior installation.
• Acts as a friendly graphical entry point and automatically handles downloading and installing the appropriate native penguins-eggs package for your distribution.

👨‍🍳 penguins-chef (The Recipe & Package Manager)

• Responsible for applying pre-defined package selections and targeted system customizations.
• Acts as a "recipe" manager to prepare and mold the working environment to your specific needs.

🗺️ Workflow Overview

penguins-gui ──┐
               ├──> penguins-eggs ──> Live ISO
CLI ───────────┘

penguins-chef    →  package selections and system customizations

🚀 The Easiest Way to Get Started

If you simply want to remaster the Linux system you are currently running, you don't need to master the entire ecosystem:

1. Download penguins-gui as an AppImage.

2. Run the application.

3. Let it automatically find and install the correct penguins-eggs package for your distribution.

4. Create your live ISO.

For users who prefer the command line, penguins-eggs remains fully available as a direct and complete tool.