[PLUG] Debian Debootstrap and Multistrap - instructional material?

Richard Owlett rowlett at cloud85.net
Fri Nov 28 15:40:43 UTC 2014


Robert Citek wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 5:31 AM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
>> Robert Citek wrote:
>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>> My goal this time is educational making any install using
>>>> debootstrap &/or multistrap.
>>>
>>> I used Knoppix within a VirtualBox VM to install Ubuntu Precise
>>> (12.04) using debootstrap.  These are the commands I used.
>>>
>>> https://gist.github.com/rwcitek/df49bb1c3b2020170097#file-deboostrap-txt
>>>
>>
>> Though not what I thought I asked for,
>
> What is it that you are asking for?

Perhaps I should have said "Though not what I expected, ...". In 
my initial
post I said "The material I'm looking for would likely have been 
prepared for
formal coursework." In which case there might have been a 
homework assignment
to create scripts similar to your github references.


>   The above commands install a
> fully bootable Ubuntu system using debootstrap.  That is, the gist
> provides a working base from which you can make changes.  For example,
> here's a gist for Squeeze that I made after a few iterations of
> changes.  It automates some the tasks that debootstrap does not
> handle:
>
> https://gist.github.com/rwcitek/ffe6590fa1bcd45d9be4
>
> Debootstrap is quite nice in that I have been able to install a fully
> bootable system in under 5 minutes.
>
>> it may be just what I "needed". <grin>
>> Thanks.
>
> Good luck and do let us know how things go.
>





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