X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml-debootstrap.8.txt;h=0644643edbfcba35c272207a35969458d380d0a9;hp=e04624e7c5fee64271c195ac2d0679ab104d1fb2;hb=72cddf610a02e28d191370c56b23556b1aafc127;hpb=854ae66b8bcf6287ed4cb3112423aa5dd73d7268 diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt index e04624e..0644643 100644 --- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt +++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ grml-debootstrap - wrapper around debootstrap for installing plain Debian via gr Synopsis -------- -grml-debootstrap [ options ] +grml-debootstrap [ _options_ ] image:images/screenshot.png[Screenshot] @@ -31,51 +31,46 @@ CAUTION: The grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data! Options and environment variables --------------------------------- - -h, --help +*-h*, *--help*:: + Show summary of options and exit. -Show summary of options and exit. +*-v*, *--version*:: + Show version of program and exit. - -v, --version +*--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. -Show version of program and exit. +*--groot* <_device_>:: + Specify root device for usage in grub (corresponds with $TARGET). + Again, use grub syntax for specifying. + Corresponding with configuration variable GROOT. - --grub +*--boot_append* <_appendline for the kernel_>:: + Specifiy appendline for the kernel. + E.g. "_pci=nomsi_" -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. - - --groot - -Specify root device for usage in grub (corresponds with $TARGET). -Again, use grub syntax for specifying. -Corresponding with configuration variable GROOT. - - -m, --mirror - -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. +*-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. - -p, --mntpoint +*-p*, *--mntpoint* <_/mntpoint_>:: + Specify mountpoint that should be used for mounting the target system. + Corresponding with configuration variable MNTPOINT. -Specify mountpoint that should be used for mounting the target system. -Corresponding with configuration variable MNTPOINT. +*--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. - --password +*-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>:: + Specify release of new Debian system. Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid. + Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE. -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 - -Specify release of new Debian system. Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid. -Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE. - - -t, --target - -Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the -beginning). +*-t*, *--target* <_target_>:: + Target partition (/dev/...) or directory (anything else without /dev at the + beginning). WARNING: the commandline parsing of grml-debootstrap does not validate the provided arguments for the commandline options. Please be careful and check docs and @@ -127,6 +122,11 @@ Defines the default locales used for generating locales via locale-gen. Defines the software packages which should be installed in the new Debian system by default. + /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages + +Debian Packages dropped here will be installed into the new Debian system by +default (Controlvariable: EXTRAPACKAGES) + /etc/debootstrap/stages/ The default directory for storing information about executed stages. Every @@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ Debian system can be defined via the file /etc/debootstrap/packages. If you want to put existing files to the new Debian system you can place them into the (by default non-existing) directories boot, etc, share, usr and var in /etc/debootstrap/. Every existing directory will be copied to the new Debian -system then. +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". Automatic installation ----------------------