*--debopt* <_params_>::
- Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap.
+ Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.
*--groot* <_device_>::
*-m*, *--mirror* <_URL_>::
- Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude. Notice that
- specifying the mirror also sets the chrootmirror to the given value.
- Corresponding with configuration variables MIRROR and CHROOTMIRROR.
+ Specify mirror which should be used for apt-get/aptitude.
+ Corresponding with configuration variable MIRROR.
*--nodebootstrap*::
*-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>::
- Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases: sarge (not
- recommended though), etch, lenny, squeeze (note: requires current version of
- debootstrap) and sid. Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
+ Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases: etch, lenny,
+ squeeze (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid.
+ Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
*--scripts* <_directory_>::
Execute scripts from specified directory. This allows customisation of
- the system after the chroot has been set up.
+ the system after the chroot has been set up. The environment variable
+ $MNTPOINT is available inside the scripts for direct access of the chroot.
Default directory: /etc/debootstrap/scripts/
*-t*, *--target* <_target_>::
release=...
Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian stable. Supported
-relases: sarge (not recommended though), etch, lenny, squeeze and sid. Usage
-example: release=sid
+relases: etch, lenny, squeeze and sid. Usage example: release=sid
mirror=...
include::releasetable.txt[]
[NOTE]
-.Sarge-Release
+.Etch-Release
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[1] Please notice that Etch is the current old-stable within Debian.
-grml-debootstrap can handle the release (as well as sarge) but you really should
-not use Etch anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Lenny
-instead.
+grml-debootstrap can handle the release but you really should not use Etch
+anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Lenny instead.
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