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!
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=...
mirror=...
Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude instead
-of the default one (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian).
+of the default one (http://cdn.debian.net/debian).
Usage example: mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian
password=...