diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 86fe4e3..39e303e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ members = [
   "userland",
   "specfile",
   "ports",
-  "crates/*",
+  "pkg6",
   "xtask",
 ]
 resolver = "2"
diff --git a/libips/src/image/mod.rs b/libips/src/image/mod.rs
index 623243c..d218b47 100644
--- a/libips/src/image/mod.rs
+++ b/libips/src/image/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 mod properties;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
 
 use miette::Diagnostic;
 use properties::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -23,23 +25,49 @@ pub enum ImageError {
         help("Check the JSON format and try again")
     )]
     Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+
+    #[error("Invalid image path: {0}")]
+    #[diagnostic(
+        code(ips::image_error::invalid_path),
+        help("Provide a valid path for the image")
+    )]
+    InvalidPath(String),
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ImageError>;
 
+/// Type of image, either Full (base path of "/") or Partial (attached to a full image)
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ImageType {
+    /// Full image with base path of "/"
+    Full,
+    /// Partial image attached to a full image
+    Partial,
+}
+
+/// Represents an IPS image, which can be either a Full image or a Partial image
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Image {
+    /// Path to the image
     path: PathBuf,
+    /// Type of image (Full or Partial)
+    image_type: ImageType,
+    /// Image properties
     props: Vec<ImageProperty>,
+    /// Image version
     version: i32,
+    /// Variants
     variants: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Mediators
     mediators: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 impl Image {
-    pub fn new<P: Into<PathBuf>>(path: P) -> Image {
+    /// Creates a new Full image at the specified path
+    pub fn new_full<P: Into<PathBuf>>(path: P) -> Image {
         Image {
             path: path.into(),
+            image_type: ImageType::Full,
             version: 5,
             variants: HashMap::new(),
             mediators: HashMap::new(),
@@ -47,21 +75,95 @@ impl Image {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Image> {
-        let path = path.as_ref();
-
-        //TODO: Parse the old INI format of pkg5
-        //TODO once root images are implemented, look for metadata under sub directory var/pkg
-        let props_path = path.join("pkg6.image.json");
-        let mut f = File::open(props_path)?;
-        Ok(serde_json::from_reader(&mut f)?)
-    }
-
-    pub fn open_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Image {
-        if let Ok(img) = Image::open(path.as_ref()) {
-            img
-        } else {
-            Image::new(path.as_ref())
+    /// Creates a new Partial image at the specified path
+    pub fn new_partial<P: Into<PathBuf>>(path: P) -> Image {
+        Image {
+            path: path.into(),
+            image_type: ImageType::Partial,
+            version: 5,
+            variants: HashMap::new(),
+            mediators: HashMap::new(),
+            props: vec![],
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the path to the image
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.path
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the type of the image
+    pub fn image_type(&self) -> &ImageType {
+        &self.image_type
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the path to the metadata directory for this image
+    pub fn metadata_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        match self.image_type {
+            ImageType::Full => self.path.join("var/pkg"),
+            ImageType::Partial => self.path.join(".pkg"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the path to the image JSON file
+    pub fn image_json_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.metadata_dir().join("pkg6.image.json")
+    }
+
+    /// Creates the metadata directory if it doesn't exist
+    pub fn create_metadata_dir(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let metadata_dir = self.metadata_dir();
+        fs::create_dir_all(&metadata_dir).map_err(|e| {
+            ImageError::IO(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!("Failed to create metadata directory at {:?}: {}", metadata_dir, e),
+            ))
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Saves the image data to the metadata directory
+    pub fn save(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.create_metadata_dir()?;
+        let json_path = self.image_json_path();
+        let file = File::create(&json_path).map_err(|e| {
+            ImageError::IO(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!("Failed to create image JSON file at {:?}: {}", json_path, e),
+            ))
+        })?;
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, self).map_err(ImageError::Json)
+    }
+
+    /// Loads an image from the specified path
+    pub fn load<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        
+        // Check for both full and partial image JSON files
+        let full_image = Image::new_full(path);
+        let partial_image = Image::new_partial(path);
+        
+        let full_json_path = full_image.image_json_path();
+        let partial_json_path = partial_image.image_json_path();
+        
+        // Determine which JSON file exists
+        let json_path = if full_json_path.exists() {
+            full_json_path
+        } else if partial_json_path.exists() {
+            partial_json_path
+        } else {
+            return Err(ImageError::InvalidPath(format!(
+                "Image JSON file not found at either {:?} or {:?}", 
+                full_json_path, partial_json_path
+            )));
+        };
+        
+        let file = File::open(&json_path).map_err(|e| {
+            ImageError::IO(std::io::Error::new(
+                std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                format!("Failed to open image JSON file at {:?}: {}", json_path, e),
+            ))
+        })?;
+        
+        serde_json::from_reader(file).map_err(ImageError::Json)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libips/src/image/tests.rs b/libips/src/image/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57e0aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libips/src/image/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+use super::*;
+use std::path::Path;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_image_types() {
+    let full_image = Image::new_full("/");
+    let partial_image = Image::new_partial("/tmp/partial");
+
+    assert_eq!(*full_image.image_type(), ImageType::Full);
+    assert_eq!(*partial_image.image_type(), ImageType::Partial);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_metadata_paths() {
+    let full_image = Image::new_full("/");
+    let partial_image = Image::new_partial("/tmp/partial");
+
+    assert_eq!(full_image.metadata_dir(), Path::new("/var/pkg"));
+    assert_eq!(partial_image.metadata_dir(), Path::new("/tmp/partial/.pkg"));
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        full_image.image_json_path(),
+        Path::new("/var/pkg/pkg6.image.json")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        partial_image.image_json_path(),
+        Path::new("/tmp/partial/.pkg/pkg6.image.json")
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_save_and_load() -> Result<()> {
+    // Create a temporary directory for testing
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path();
+
+    // Create a full image
+    let mut full_image = Image::new_full(temp_path);
+    
+    // Add some test data
+    full_image.props.push(ImageProperty::String("test_prop".to_string()));
+    
+    // Save the image
+    full_image.save()?;
+    
+    // Check that the metadata directory and JSON file were created
+    let metadata_dir = temp_path.join("var/pkg");
+    let json_path = metadata_dir.join("pkg6.image.json");
+    
+    assert!(metadata_dir.exists());
+    assert!(json_path.exists());
+    
+    // Load the image
+    let loaded_image = Image::load(temp_path)?;
+    
+    // Check that the loaded image matches the original
+    assert_eq!(*loaded_image.image_type(), ImageType::Full);
+    assert_eq!(loaded_image.path, full_image.path);
+    assert_eq!(loaded_image.props.len(), 1);
+    
+    // Clean up
+    temp_dir.close().expect("Failed to clean up temp directory");
+    
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_partial_image() -> Result<()> {
+    // Create a temporary directory for testing
+    let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+    let temp_path = temp_dir.path();
+    
+    // Create a partial image
+    let mut partial_image = Image::new_partial(temp_path);
+    
+    // Add some test data
+    partial_image.props.push(ImageProperty::Boolean(true));
+    
+    // Save the image
+    partial_image.save()?;
+    
+    // Check that the metadata directory and JSON file were created
+    let metadata_dir = temp_path.join(".pkg");
+    let json_path = metadata_dir.join("pkg6.image.json");
+    
+    assert!(metadata_dir.exists());
+    assert!(json_path.exists());
+    
+    // Load the image
+    let loaded_image = Image::load(temp_path)?;
+    
+    // Check that the loaded image matches the original
+    assert_eq!(*loaded_image.image_type(), ImageType::Partial);
+    assert_eq!(loaded_image.path, partial_image.path);
+    assert_eq!(loaded_image.props.len(), 1);
+    
+    // Clean up
+    temp_dir.close().expect("Failed to clean up temp directory");
+    
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_invalid_path() {
+    let result = Image::load("/nonexistent/path");
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    
+    if let Err(ImageError::InvalidPath(_)) = result {
+        // Expected error
+    } else {
+        panic!("Expected InvalidPath error, got {:?}", result);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/pkg6/Cargo.toml b/pkg6/Cargo.toml
similarity index 85%
rename from crates/pkg6/Cargo.toml
rename to pkg6/Cargo.toml
index 449949f..c91041e 100644
--- a/crates/pkg6/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pkg6/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ readme.workspace = true
 keywords.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-libips = { version = "*", path = "../../libips" }
+libips = { version = "*", path = "../libips" }
 diff-struct = "0.5.3"
 serde = { version = "1.0.207", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/pkg6/src/main.rs b/pkg6/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/pkg6/src/main.rs
rename to pkg6/src/main.rs