grml-debootstrap own version detection code simplification

[grml-debootstrap.git] / grml-debootstrap.8.txt

diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
index d42d827..24dd4ae 100644 (file)
--- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
+++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ Introduction
 grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap (and cdebootstrap if you
 want) for installing a plain Debian system (e.g. via Grml) very fast and easy.
 
 grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap (and cdebootstrap if you
 want) for installing a plain Debian system (e.g. via Grml) very fast and easy.
 

-All you have to do is adjust a few variables in configuration file
-/etc/debootstrap/config (or specify some variables via command line) and invoke
-grml-debootstrap without any further options then.
+All you have to do is adjust a few variables in the configuration file
+/etc/debootstrap/config or specify some command line options and invoke
+grml-debootstrap. If invoked without any configuration modifications or command
+line options a dialog based frontend will be available to control some basic
+configuration options.

 
 

-A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the given device (or
-directory) then. Customization of this process is possible as well.
+A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the given device, directory
+or virtual image file then. Customization of this process is possible as well.

 
 CAUTION: The Grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data!
 
 
 CAUTION: The Grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data!
 


@@ -36,6 +38,12 @@ Options and environment variables
     deploy an i386 system use this option. Note: deploying amd64 from an i386
     kernel does *not* work. Example: "_--arch i386_"
 
     deploy an i386 system use this option. Note: deploying amd64 from an i386
     kernel does *not* work. Example: "_--arch i386_"
 

+*--backportrepos*::
+
+    Enable Debian's Backports repository (http://backports.debian.org/) via the
+    /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list configuration file. This provides the
+    option to install Debian packages from Debian's backports repository.
+

 *--bootappend* _appendline-for-the-kernel_::
 
     Specify appendline for the kernel.
 *--bootappend* _appendline-for-the-kernel_::
 
     Specify appendline for the kernel.


@@ -296,9 +304,9 @@ If environment variable AUTOINSTALL is set grml-debootstrap can be executed in a
 full automatic mode. While this mode isn't really useful for interactive
 execution (just configure /etc/debootstrap/configure or specify the relevant
 variables on the command line instead) it is meant for use via boot option
 full automatic mode. While this mode isn't really useful for interactive
 execution (just configure /etc/debootstrap/configure or specify the relevant
 variables on the command line instead) it is meant for use via boot option

-debian2hd. The boot option debian2hd (more precise: the kernelname on bootprompt)
-supports the following boot options (they correspond with the command line options
-mentioned above):
+debian2hd on the Grml live system. The boot option debian2hd (more precise: the
+kernelname at the bootprompt) supports the following boot options (they
+correspond with the command line options mentioned above):

 
   target=...
 
 
   target=...
 


@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@ relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid
   mirror=...
 
 Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude instead
   mirror=...
 
 Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude instead

-of the default one (http://cdn.debian.net/debian).
+of the default one (http://http.debian.net/debian).

 Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
   password=...
 Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
 
   password=...


@@ -354,7 +362,7 @@ anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Debian 6.0 (squeeze)
 or Debian 7.0 (wheezy) instead.
 
 Notice that you need to specify a mirror providing the lenny release, the
 or Debian 7.0 (wheezy) instead.
 
 Notice that you need to specify a mirror providing the lenny release, the

-default (http://cdn.debian.net/debian) doesn't provide it any longer nowadays.
+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.
 
 Set the mirror to e.g. http://archive.debian.org/debian/ if you don't have
 your own lenny mirror.