Options and environment variables
---------------------------------
-*-h*, *--help*::
- Show summary of options and exit.
+*--bootappend* <_appendline for the kernel_>::
+ Specify appendline for the kernel.
+ E.g. "_pci=nomsi_"
-*-v*, *--version*::
- Show version of program and exit.
+*-c*, *--config* <_file_>::
+ Use specified configuration file, defaults to /etc/debootstrap/config.
-*--grub* <_device_>::
- Where do you want to install grub to? Use grub syntax for specifying.
- Do not forget to set groot as well. Leave empty to avoid installation of grub.
+*-d*, *--confdir* <_path_>::
+ Place of configuration files for debootstrap, defaults to /etc/debootstrap.
+
+*--debconf* <_file_>::
+ Use specified file for preseeding Debian packages instead of using
+ the default <confdir>/debconf-selections.
+
+*--debopt* <_params_>::
+ Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap.
*--groot* <_device_>::
Specify root device for usage in grub (corresponds with $TARGET).
Again, use grub syntax for specifying.
Corresponding with configuration variable GROOT.
-*--boot_append* <_appendline for the kernel_>::
- Specifiy appendline for the kernel.
- E.g. "_pci=nomsi_"
+*--grub* <_device_>::
+ Where do you want to install grub to? Use grub syntax for specifying.
+ Do not forget to set groot as well. Leave empty to avoid installation of grub.
+
+*--help*, *-h*::
+ Show summary of options and exit.
+
+*--hostname* <_hostname_>::
+ Use specified hostname instead of the default (being 'grml').
+
+*-i*, *--iso* <_/mntpoint_>::
+ Specify mountpoint where you have a Debian ISO mounted loopback.
+ Using this option instead of the mirror option gives you the possibility
+ to install the base-system without network access. Make sure you
+ mounted the according Debian-ISO to the given <_/mntpoint_>. See section
+ 'Usage examples' for a demonstration.
+
+*--keep_src_list*::
+ Do not overwrite user provided /etc/apt/sources.list.
*-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.
+*--nodebootstrap*::
+ Skip debootstrap, only do configuration to the target.
+
*-p*, *--mntpoint* <_/mntpoint_>::
Specify mountpoint that should be used for mounting the target system.
Corresponding with configuration variable MNTPOINT.
+*--packages* [<_file_>]::
+ Use specified file as list for packages that should be installed instead of
+ the default package list file <confdir>/packages. If no file parameter is given
+ it activates the default package list file <confdir>/packages.
+
*--password* <_password_>::
Use specified password as password for user root. Use with caution, as your
commandline might be visible in the process list and the shell history.
It's meant for automatic installation only.
*-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>::
- Specify release of new Debian system. Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid.
+ Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid.
Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE.
*-t*, *--target* <_target_>::
Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the
- beginning).
+ beginning). To install grub using *--grub* and *--groot*, make sure to
+ use a _device_ instead of a directory as _target_ (installation of
+ grub as bootloader when using directories isn't supported yet).
+
+*-v*, *--verbose*::
+ Increase verbosity.
+
+*-V*, *--version*::
+ Show version of program and exit.
WARNING: the commandline parsing of grml-debootstrap does not validate the provided
arguments for the commandline options. Please be careful and check docs and
Usage examples
---------------
- grml-debootstrap --target /dev/hda1 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,0
+ grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,0
-Install default Debian release (stable/etch) on /dev/hda1 and install bootmanager
-Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/hda and use /dev/hda1 as system partition.
+Install default Debian release (stable/etch) 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/hda6 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,5 --release sid
+ grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda6 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,5 --release sid
-Install Debian unstable/sid on /dev/hda6, install bootmanager
-Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/hda and use /dev/hda6 as system partition.
+Install Debian unstable/sid on /dev/sda6, install bootmanager
+Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda6 as system partition.
grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot
Install default Debian release (stable/etch) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager
Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition.
-Use specifed mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+Use specified mirror instead of the default (ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian) one.
+
+ mount -o loop /mnt/sda6/debian-40r0-i386-CD-1.iso /mnt/iso
+ grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,0 --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/
+
+Install Debian stable/etch on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO
+for the base-system and install bootmanager Grub in MBR (master boot record) of
+/dev/sda and use /dev/sda1 as system partition. Please notice, that the chroot
+system requires network access for all packages which are not part of the
+ISO.
Files
-----
into a file named as the function itself if it has been executed successfully.
You can adjust the location of the directory via configuration variable STAGES
via /etc/debootstrap/config. Please notice that you have to remove the stages
-directory on your own if you want to re-execute grml-deboostrap after running it
+directory on your own if you want to re-execute grml-debootstrap after running it
successfully once. This should avoid recurrent execution by error of
grml-debootstrap (which might delete present data).
/etc/debootstrap/. Every existing directory will be copied to the new Debian
system then. If you want to install additional packages that are not available
via the grml or debian mirror drop them into /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages and
-take sure that EXTRAPACKAGES is set to "yes".
+make sure that EXTRAPACKAGES is set to "yes".
Automatic installation
----------------------
target=...
The target partition/directory of the new Debian system. Usage example:
-target=/dev/hda1
+target=/dev/sda1
grub=...
password=...
-Set passwort of user root without prompting for it but set it to the given
+Set password of user root without prompting for it but set it to the given
argument. Usage example: password=AiTh5ahn
Usage example for automatic installation:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- debian2hd target=/dev/hda1 grub=hd0 groot=hd0,0 mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian password=foobar
+ debian2hd target=/dev/sda1 grub=hd0 groot=hd0,0 mirror=ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian password=foobar
You have to enter this commandline at the bootprompt of grml. Please make sure
-that /dev/hda1 is the partition where you really want to install your new Debian
+that /dev/sda1 is the partition where you really want to install your new Debian
system.
[NOTE]
[1] Please notice that Sarge is the current old-stable within Debian.
grml-debootstrap can handle the release but you really should not
use Sarge anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose
-Etch instead.
+Etch or Lenny instead.
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Bugs
projects / grml-debootstrap.git / blobdiff