debootstrap

Create a minimal Debian-based system in a directory.

Debian

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Syntax

$debootstrap [OPTIONS] RELEASE TARGET [MIRROR]

Optionen

--arch ARCH Zielarchitektur

--variant=minbase Sehr minimales System

--include=PACKAGES Additional install packages

Examples

$sudo debootstrap stable /srv/chroot/debian http://deb.debian.org/debian

Examples

$sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 bookworm /mnt/debroot http://deb.debian.org/debian

Typical use cases

Standard usage

debootstrap --help

Detailed Help

man debootstrap

Note Typical Debian tool for chroots, container-based systems, and recovery.

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