---
name: "live-tools"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "live-tools"
version: "1:20240525"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/live-tools"
---

# live-tools(7)

System Support Scripts

## NAME

**live-tools** - System Support Scripts

## DESCRIPTION

**live-tools** contains additional support scripts for live systems.

## TOOLS

**live-tools** currently contains the following tools.

- [**live-update-initramfs**(8)](/live-update-initramfs/8.md)

  writes out updated kernel and initrd images to the live media. This wrapper replaces the update-initramfs command provided by the initramfs-tools package.

- **live-update-initramfs-uuid**

  updates UUID in an existing initramfs image.

- **live-toram**

  copies running system to RAM in order to eject the live media.

- **live-system**

  determines if running system is a live system.

- **live-persistence**(1)

  switches a non-persistent system to using persistence at runtime.

## SEE ALSO

[*live-boot*(7)](/live-boot/7.md)

[*live-build*(7)](/live-build/7.md)

[*live-config*(7)](/live-config/7.md)

## HOMEPAGE

More information about live-tools and the Debian Live project can be found on the homepage at \<*https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive*\> and in the manual at \<*https://live-team.pages.debian.net/live-manual/*\>.

## BUGS

Bugs can be reported by submitting a bugreport for the live-tools package in the Bug Tracking System at \<*http://bugs.debian.org/*\> or by writing a mail to the Debian Live mailing list at \<*debian-live@lists.debian.org*\>.

## AUTHOR

live-tools was written by Daniel Baumann \<*mail@daniel-baumann.ch*\>.