From: Michael Prokop Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:12:12 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Add initial support for Debian/lenny; update VCS headers X-Git-Tag: v0.24~4 X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=4ac92288d2fb205b217f2c64e3011a8fd7b5d042 Add initial support for Debian/lenny; update VCS headers --- diff --git a/config b/config index ab58c4c..10d318e 100644 --- a/config +++ b/config @@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ CHROOTMIRROR='ftp://ftp.debian.de/debian' # GRMLPACKAGES='grml-etc-core' # release (which Debian version should be installed) -# supported values: sarge etch lenny sid -RELEASE='etch' +# supported values: sarge (not recommended), etch (old-stable), +# lenny (stable), squeeze (testing), sid (unstable) +RELEASE='lenny' # architecture # if unset the default of the running system (see 'dpkg --print-architecture') will be taken diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 1be7bc0..a2cd372 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ grml-debootstrap (0.24) unstable; urgency=low * Update documentation. * Use configure $MIRROR and $HOSTNAME as defaults in interactive script. + * Add initial support for Debian/squeeze. + * Update VCS*-headers and long description of Debian package. - -- Michael Prokop Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:05:14 +0100 + -- Michael Prokop Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:11:29 +0100 grml-debootstrap (0.23) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index d7ff74c..67c14fe 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Maintainer: Michael Prokop Uploaders: Alexander Wirt Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), asciidoc, xsltproc, docbook-xsl Standards-Version: 3.8.0 -Homepage: http://hg.grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ -XS-Vcs-hg: http://hg.grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ -XS-Vcs-Browser: http://hg.grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ +Homepage: http://grml.org/grml-debootstrap/ +Vcs-git: git://git.grml.org/grml-debootstrap.git +Vcs-Browser: http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git Package: grml-debootstrap Architecture: all @@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ Description: wrapper around debootstrap for installing plain Debian via grml cdebootstrap for installing a plain Debian system via grml. . All you have to do is adjust a few variables in configuration - file /etc/debootstrap/config or use the configuration frontend. - A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the given - device (or directory) then. Customization of this process is - possible as well. + file /etc/debootstrap/config or use the interactive configuration + frontend. A plain and base Debian system will be installed on the + specified device (or directory) then. Customization of this process + is possible as well. . Supported Debian GNU/Linux releases: - * Sarge (3.1) [old-stable] - * Etch (4.0) [stable] - * Lenny (4.0) [testing] - * Sid (4.0 unstable) [unstable] + * Etch (4.0) [old-stable] + * Lenny (5.0) [stable] + * Squeeze [testing] + * Sid [unstable] diff --git a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt index 90b784c..87c4519 100644 --- a/grml-debootstrap.8.txt +++ b/grml-debootstrap.8.txt @@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ image:images/screenshot.png[Screenshot] Introduction ------------ -grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap -(and cdebootstrap if you want) for installing a plain Debian -system via grml very fast and easy. +grml-debootstrap is a wrapper suite around debootstrap (and cdebootstrap if you +want) for installing a plain Debian system 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 commandline) and invoke grml-debootstrap without any further options then. -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 (or +directory) then. Customization of this process is possible as well. CAUTION: The grml team does not take responsibility for loss of any data! @@ -32,10 +30,12 @@ Options and environment variables --------------------------------- *--bootappend* <_appendline for the kernel_>:: + Specify appendline for the kernel. E.g. "_pci=nomsi_" *-c*, *--config* <_file_>:: + Use specified configuration file, defaults to /etc/debootstrap/config. *--chroot-scripts* <_directory_>:: @@ -46,31 +46,39 @@ Options and environment variables Default directory: /etc/debootstrap/chroot-scripts/ *-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 /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. *--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 @@ -78,32 +86,40 @@ Options and environment variables '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 /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 releases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid. - Corresponding with configuration variable RELEASE. + + 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. *--scripts* <_directory_>:: @@ -132,7 +148,7 @@ Usage examples grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda1 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,0 -Install default Debian release (stable/etch) on /dev/sda1 and install bootmanager +Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) 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 hd0 --groot hd0,5 --release sid @@ -142,19 +158,19 @@ Grub in MBR (master boot record) of /dev/sda and use /dev/sda6 as system partiti grml-debootstrap --target /data/chroot -Install default Debian release (stable/etch) in directory /data/chroot (without +Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) in directory /data/chroot (without any bootloader). grml-debootstrap --target /dev/sda3 --grub hd0 --groot hd0,2 --mirror ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/mirror/debian -Install default Debian release (stable/etch) on /dev/sda3 and install bootmanager +Install default Debian release (stable/lenny) 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 hd0 --groot hd0,0 --iso file:/mnt/iso/debian/ -Install Debian stable/etch on /dev/sda1 using the loopback mounted Debian-ISO +Install Debian stable/lenny 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 @@ -240,8 +256,9 @@ Again, use grub syntax for specifying. Usage example: groot=hd0,0 release=... -Specify release of new Debian system. Defaults to Debian stable. -Supported relases: sarge, etch, lenny and sid. Usage example: release=sid +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 mirror=... @@ -276,12 +293,12 @@ include::releasetable.txt[] [NOTE] .Sarge-Release -===================================================================== -[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 or Lenny instead. -===================================================================== +================================================================================ +[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. +================================================================================ Bugs ---- diff --git a/releasetable-man.txt b/releasetable-man.txt index 7fad907..81b5e58 100644 --- a/releasetable-man.txt +++ b/releasetable-man.txt @@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ Current status: +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ | Sarge | works [1] | works [1] | +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ - | Etch | works | works | + | Etch | works [1] | works [1] | +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ | Lenny | works | works | +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ + | Squeeze | works | works | + +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ | Sid | works | works | +----------------+-------------+-----------------+ diff --git a/releasetable.txt b/releasetable.txt index bca90d8..64efab7 100644 --- a/releasetable.txt +++ b/releasetable.txt @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release / Tool debootstrap cdebootstrap Sarge works[1] works[1] Etch works works Lenny works works +Squeeze works works Sid works works --------------------------------------------