diff --git a/.gear/mkimage-profiles.spec b/.gear/mkimage-profiles.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f6c621c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gear/mkimage-profiles.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+Name: mkimage-profiles
+Version: 0.4.2
+Release: alt1
+
+Summary: ALT Linux based distribution metaprofile
+License: GPLv2+
+Group: Development/Other
+
+Url: http://www.altlinux.org/Mkimage/Profiles/next
+Source: %name-%version.tar
+Packager: Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.org>
+
+BuildArch: noarch
+Requires: rsync git-core
+Requires: time schedutils
+
+%define mpdir %_datadir/%name
+%add_findreq_skiplist %mpdir/*.in/*
+
+%description
+mkimage-profiles is a collection of bits and pieces useful for
+distributions construction: it contains package lists, features,
+and whole subprofiles (like "rescue" building block) for you
+to choose from, and some ready-made image recipes as well.
+
+Make no mistake: constructing distributions isn't just fun, it takes
+a lot of passion and knowledge to produce a non-trivial one.  So m-p
+(the short nick for mkimage-profiles) is complex too.  If you need
+-- or want -- to make just a few tweaks to an existing recipe, it might
+be easier to comprehend the generated profile (aka builddir) which
+contains only the needed subprofiles, script hooks and package lists
+and is way more compact.
+
+Virtual environment template caches (OpenVZ/LXC) can be made either.
+
+In short, setup hasher (http://en.altlinux.org/hasher) and here we go:
+  cd %mpdir
+  head README
+  make distro/syslinux.iso
+
+But if you're into regular distro hacking and are not afraid of make
+and modest metaprogramming (some code generation and introspection),
+welcome to the metaprofile itself; read the docs and get the git:
+%url
+
+%prep
+%setup
+
+%build
+
+%install
+mkdir -p %buildroot%mpdir
+cp -a * %buildroot%mpdir
+
+%files
+%mpdir/*
+%doc doc/
+%doc README QUICKSTART
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Nov 02 2011 Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.org> 0.4.2-alt1
+- initial package
diff --git a/.gear/rules b/.gear/rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..137747ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gear/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+spec: .gear/mkimage-profiles.spec
+tar: v@version@:.
diff --git a/conf.d/live.mk b/conf.d/live.mk
index 284b06c3..8c5dbd6e 100644
--- a/conf.d/live.mk
+++ b/conf.d/live.mk
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ distro/live-builder: distro/.base sub/main \
 	use/live/base use/dev/mkimage
 	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,base && (server || builder)))
 	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,livecd-tmpfs livecd-online-repo)
-	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,apt-repo zsh)
+	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,mkimage-profiles)
+	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,zsh sudo apt-repo)
 	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,rpm-build basesystem)
 	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,fakeroot sisyphus_check)
 	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,syslinux pciids memtest86+ mkisofs)
 	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,file make-initrd make-initrd-propagator)
 	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,livecd-tmpfs livecd-online-repo)
+	@$(call add,MAIN_PACKAGES,mkimage-profiles)
 
 endif