diff --git a/zlibs/customise b/zlibs/customise
index 27cca01..9b25863 100644
--- a/zlibs/customise
+++ b/zlibs/customise
@@ -48,3 +48,26 @@ install_default_kernel(){
 	umountdevprocsys ${root}
 	notice "default kernel installed"
 }
+
+
+make_qemu_img(){
+
+	fn make_qemu_img $@
+	local imgfile=$1
+	local imgsize=${2:-4G}
+	local imgformat=${3:-qcow2}
+	req=(strapdir os release version arch imgfile imgsize)
+    root=$strapdir
+	reqck || return 1
+	
+	
+	check_executable qemu-img || error "Could not find qemu-img!!!" && return 1
+	
+	qemu-img create -f ${imgformat} ${imgfile} ${imgsize}
+	
+	if [[ ! -z ${imgfile} ]]; then
+		notice "QEMU image created in ::1" ${imgfile}
+	else
+		warning "Unable to create QEMU image file in ::1" ${imgfile}
+	fi
+}
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diff --git a/zlibs/helpers b/zlibs/helpers
index ed54fd9..461a051 100644
--- a/zlibs/helpers
+++ b/zlibs/helpers
@@ -174,3 +174,15 @@ silly() {
 
 	[[ arg1 == "sleep" ]] && sleep $arg2
 }
+
+check_executable() {
+	fn check_executable $@
+	progname=$1
+
+	if [[ `which $progname | grep "not found" | wc -l` -ge 1 ]]; then 
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
+	fi
+	
+}
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