X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml-debootstrap.8.txt;h=880e7ed50fae76325d5e2450b2937a2043f1905f;hp=01337bbb5c0e519e45c2b5609f264e06b69b9bbd;hb=71407749f09de74471d7640bf9e8d0b5b0b9a75e;hpb=a4ee665bdec580898a288b9cb7a8e03f3c035a37 diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt index 01337bb..880e7ed 100644 --- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt +++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt @@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ CAUTION: The grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data! Options and environment variables --------------------------------- -*--arch* <_architecture_>:: +*--arch* _architecture_:: - Architecture you want to bootstrap. Currently only i386 is supported. - Defaults to the architecture that is currently running on your system. If - you're running an amd64 system and want to deploy a i386 system use this option. - Note: deploying amd64 from a i386 system won't work. + Set target architecture you want to install. Defaults to the architecture + you are currently running. If you're running an amd64 kernel and want to + deploy an i386 system use this option. Note: deploying amd64 from an i386 + kernel does *not* work. Example: "_--arch i386_" *--bootappend* <_appendline for the kernel_>:: @@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ Options and environment variables If unset defaults to ext3. Valid values are all filesystems that can be created through mkfs.. +*--force*:: + + Skip user acknowledgement and do not prompt for user input. + +*--grmlrepos*:: + + Enable Grml.org's Debian repository (http://deb.grml.org/) via the + /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grml.list configuration file. This provides the + option to install Debian packages from Grml's repository. + *--grub* <_device_>:: Device where grub should be installed to. Note that only the MBR (master @@ -113,6 +123,12 @@ Options and environment variables Skip installation of packages defined in /etc/debootstrap/packages. +*--nopassword*:: + + Do not prompt for the root password. Note: Use the '--password' option if + you want to set the root password during an automatic installation but don't + want to use the interactive dialog. + *--insecure*:: Do not download and check signatures for retrieved Release files. @@ -138,7 +154,7 @@ Options and environment variables *-r*, *--release* <_releasename_>:: Specify release of new Debian system. Supported releases names: lenny, - squeeze (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid. + squeeze, wheezy (note: requires current version of debootstrap) and sid. Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE. *--pre-scripts* <_directory_>:: @@ -165,6 +181,18 @@ Options and environment variables *-v*, *--verbose*:: Increase verbosity. +*--vmfile*:: + Set up a Virtual Machine instead of installing to a partition or directory. + This allows deployment of a Virtual Machine. The options needs to be + combined with the --target option. + Usage example: --vmfile --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img + +*--vmsize* <_size_>:: + Use specified size for size of Virtual Machine disk file. If not specified it + defaults to 2G (being 2GB). Syntax as supported by qemu-img (see manpage + qemu-img(1) for details. + Usage example: --vmsize 3G + *-V*, *--version*:: Show version of program and exit. @@ -177,7 +205,7 @@ Usage examples grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub /dev/sda -Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager +Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) 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/sda6 --grub /dev/sda --release sid @@ -188,19 +216,25 @@ Install Debian unstable/sid on /dev/sda6, install bootmanager Grub in MBR mount /dev/sda1 /data/chroot grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot -Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) in directory /data/chroot (without +Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) in directory /data/chroot (without any bootloader). grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub /dev/sda --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian -Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager +Install default debian release (stable/squeeze) in a Virtual Machine file with +3GB disk size (including Grub as bootmanager in MBR of the virtual disk file): + + mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 + grml-debootstrap --vmfile --vmsize 3G --target /mnt/sda1/qemu.img + +Install default Debian release (stable/squeeze) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda3 as system partition. 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 /dev/sda --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/ -Install Debian stable/lenny on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO +Install Debian stable/squeeze 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 @@ -281,8 +315,8 @@ Where do you want to install grub to? Usage example: grub=/dev/sda release=... -Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian stable. Supported -relases: lenny, squeeze and sid. Usage example: release=sid +Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian squeeze. Supported +relases: lenny, squeeze, wheezy and sid. Usage example: release=sid mirror=... @@ -320,7 +354,16 @@ include::releasetable.txt[] ================================================================================ [1] Please notice that Etch is the current old-stable within Debian. 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. +anymore unless you really know what you are doing. Choose Lenny or +Squeeze instead. +================================================================================ + +[NOTE] +.Lenny-Release +================================================================================ +When installing lenny to a new mdraid, grml-debootstrap will use md metadata +format version 0.90. This limits the device to a maximum size of 2TB, but has +the advantage of grub-legacy actually being able to boot from it. ================================================================================ Bugs