diff --git a/.forgejo/patches/linux-template-builder_use-fuse.patch b/.forgejo/patches/linux-template-builder_use-fuse.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b3101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgejo/patches/linux-template-builder_use-fuse.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+diff --git a/prepare_image b/prepare_image
+index 6334879..de1a2af 100755
+--- a/prepare_image
++++ b/prepare_image
+@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ RETCODE=0
+ . ./builder_setup >/dev/null
+ . ./umount_kill.sh >/dev/null
+ 
++export TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE=1
++
+ if ! [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+     echo "usage ${0} <img_file_name>"
+     exit
+@@ -55,11 +57,20 @@ echo "-> Preparing instalation of ${DIST} template..."
+ if [ -f "${IMG}" ]; then
+     echo "-> Image file already exists, assuming *update*..."
+     if [ "0$TEMPLATE_ROOT_WITH_PARTITIONS" -eq 1 ]; then
+-        IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
+-        IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++		if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++			echo "Fuse mode not implemented when TEMPLATE_ROOT_WITH_PARTITIONS is true"
++			exit
++		else
++    	    IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
++        	IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++		fi
+     else
+-        IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
+-        IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++		if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++			IMG_DEV=$IMG
++		else
++	        IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
++    	    IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++		fi
+     fi
+     udevadm settle --exit-if-exists="$IMG_DEV"
+ else
+@@ -78,11 +89,20 @@ size=2MiB, type=21686148-6449-6E6F-744E-656564454649, uuid=1e6c9db4-1e91-46c4-84
+ type=0FC63DAF-8483-4772-8E79-3D69D8477DE4, uuid=693244e6-3e07-47bf-ad79-acade4293fe7, name="Root filesystem"
+ EOF
+ 
+-        IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
+-        IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++		if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++			echo "Fuse mode not implemented when TEMPLATE_ROOT_WITH_PARTITIONS is true"
++			exit
++		else
++        	IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
++        	IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++		fi
+     else
+-        IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
+-        IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++		if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++			IMG_DEV=$IMG
++		else
++        	IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
++        	IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++		fi
+     fi
+     udevadm settle --exit-if-exists="$IMG_DEV"
+ 
+@@ -90,7 +110,9 @@ EOF
+     /sbin/mkfs.ext4 -q -F "${IMG_DEV}" || exit 1
+ fi
+ 
+-mount "${IMG_DEV}" "${INSTALLDIR}" || exit 1
++if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++	fuse2fs "${IMG_DEV}" "${INSTALLDIR}" || exit 1
++fi
+ trap "umount_kill $(readlink -m ${INSTALLDIR})" EXIT
+ "${SCRIPTSDIR}/01_install_core.sh"
+ 
+@@ -107,6 +129,8 @@ trap - EXIT
+ 
+ echo "-> Unmounting prepared_image..."
+ umount_kill "$(readlink -m ${INSTALLDIR})" || true
+-/sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -ne 1 ]; then
++	/sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++fi
+ 
+ exit ${RETCODE}
+diff --git a/qubeize_image b/qubeize_image
+index 19c37cb..7478a9d 100755
+--- a/qubeize_image
++++ b/qubeize_image
+@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export CLEANIMG="$1"
+ export NAME="$2"
+ export LC_ALL=POSIX
+ 
++export TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE=1
++
+ . ./builder_setup >/dev/null
+ . ./umount_kill.sh >/dev/null
+ 
+@@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ function cleanup() {
+     trap - ERR
+     trap
+     umount_kill "$PWD/mnt" || true
+-    /sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++	if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -ne 1 ]; then
++	    /sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++	fi
+     exit $errval
+ }
+ trap cleanup ERR
+@@ -72,14 +76,27 @@ fi
+ echo "--> Mounting $IMG"
+ mkdir -p mnt
+ if [ "0$TEMPLATE_ROOT_WITH_PARTITIONS" -eq 1 ]; then
+-    IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
+-    IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++	if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++		echo "Fuse mode not implemented when TEMPLATE_ROOT_WITH_PARTITIONS is true"
++		exit
++	else
++ 		IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -P -f --show "$IMG")
++    	IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}p3
++	fi
+ else
+-    IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
+-    IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++	if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++		IMG_DEV=$IMG
++	else
++    	IMG_LOOP=$(/sbin/losetup -f --show "$IMG")
++    	IMG_DEV=${IMG_LOOP}
++	fi
+ fi
+ udevadm settle --exit-if-exists="$IMG_DEV"
+-mount "$IMG_DEV" mnt || exit 1
++if "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -eq 1 ]; then
++	fuse2fs "$IMG_DEV" mnt
++else
++	mount "$IMG_DEV" mnt || exit 1
++fi
+ export INSTALLDIR=mnt
+ 
+ # prepare for template.conf, so the qubeize script may generate it dynamically
+@@ -159,7 +176,9 @@ ls -als $IMG
+ # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ echo "--> Unmounting $IMG"
+ umount_kill "$PWD/mnt" || true
+-/sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++if [ "$TEMPLATE_USE_FUSE" -ne 1 ]; then
++	/sbin/losetup -d ${IMG_LOOP}
++fi
+ 
+ echo "Qubeized image stored at: $IMG"
+