*--hostname* _hostname_::
- Use specified hostname instead of the default (being 'grml').
+ Use specified hostname instead of the default (being $HOSTNAME or if unset 'grml').
*-i*, *--iso* _/mntpoint_::
*--nointerfaces*::
Do not copy /etc/network/interfaces from host system to the target.
- This option is automatically enabled when using --vmfile.
+ This option is automatically enabled when using --vm or --vmfile.
+
+*--nokernel*::
+
+ Skip installation of default kernel images. This option might be
+ interesting for you if you want a Debian system which doesn't
+ need to provide regular boot, e.g. a system which provides
+ ISOs for booting via GRUB using grml-rescueboot.
*--nopackages*::
*-r*, *--release* _releasename_::
Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases names: lenny,
- squeeze, wheezy (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid.
- Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
+ squeeze, wheezy, jessie (note: requires a recent version of debootstrap)
+ and sid. Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
*--pre-scripts* _directory_::
Increase verbosity.
+*--vm*::
+
+ Set up a Virtual Machine on an existing block device, which will be
+ partitioned.
+ This allows deployment of a Virtual Machine. The options needs to be
+ combined with the --target option.
+ Usage example: --vm --target /dev/mapper/your-vm-disk
+
*--vmfile*::
Set up a Virtual Machine instead of installing to a partition or directory.
grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda
-Install default Debian release (wheezy) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager
+Install default Debian release (jessie) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager
Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda1 as system partition.
grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda6 --grub /dev/sda --release sid
mount /dev/sda1 /data/chroot
grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot
-Install default Debian release (wheezy) in directory /data/chroot (without
+Install default Debian release (jessie) in directory /data/chroot (without
any bootloader).
grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
-Install default debian release (wheezy) in a Virtual Machine file with
-3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
+Install default Debian release (jessie) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
+Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
+Use specified mirror instead of the default (http://http.debian.net/debian) one.
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
grml-debootstrap --vmfile --vmsize 3G --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img
-Install default Debian release (wheezy) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
-Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
-Use specified mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+Install default debian release (jessie) in a Virtual Machine file with
+3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file):
mount -o loop /mnt/sda6/debian-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso
grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
release=...
-Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian wheezy. Supported
-relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid
+Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian jessie. Supported
+releases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy, jessie and sid. Usage example: release=sid
mirror=...
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[1] Please notice that lenny is an unsupported release within Debian nowadays.
grml-debootstrap can handle the release but you really should not use lenny
-anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Debian 6.0 (squeeze)
-or Debian 7.0 (wheezy) instead.
+anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Debian 7.0 (wheezy) or
+something newer instead.
Notice that you need to specify a mirror providing the lenny release, the
default (http://http.debian.net/debian) doesn't provide it any longer nowadays.
Set the mirror to e.g. http://archive.debian.org/debian/ if you don't have
your own lenny mirror.
+Also when debootstrapping lenny on a live system with a kernel version
+like "3.16-1-grml-amd64" lenny's libc will fail to install with:
+
+ [...]
+ /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 265: [: 3.16-1-grml-amd64: integery expression expected
+ /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 231: 3.16-1-grml-amd64: syntax error: invalid arithemtic operator (error token is ".16-1-grml-amd64")
+ dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.7-18lenny7_amd64.deb (--install):
+ [....]
+
+To workaround this either debootstrap from a system with an according
+kernel version or use the "fake uname" workaround (just google for it).
+
When installing lenny to a new mdraid, grml-debootstrap will use md metadata
format version 0.90. This limits the device to a maximum size of 2TB, but has
the advantage of grub-legacy actually being able to boot from it.
[NOTE]
.unstable and testing releases
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-[2] Please notice that jessie (Debian/testing) and sid (Debian/unstable) might
+[2] Please notice that Debian/testing and Debian/unstable (sid) might
not be always installable due to their nature. What _might_ work instead is
deploying a stable release and upgrade it after installation finished.
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