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debootstrap Command Examples in Linux

by Deepika

debootstrap is a command line tool for creating a minimal Debian-based system. It is used to install a basic Debian system on a target device, without requiring the availability of Debian packages or a network connection. The debootstrap script downloads and installs the necessary packages from a Debian archive, and configures the target system to match a specified release of Debian.

debootstrap Command Examples

1. Create a Debian stable release system inside the `debian-root` directory:

# sudo debootstrap stable /path/to/debian-root/ http://deb.debian.org/debian

2. Create a minimal system including only required packages:

# sudo debootstrap --variant=minbase stable /path/to/debian-root/

3. Create an Ubuntu 20.04 system inside the `focal-root` directory with a local mirror:

# sudo debootstrap focal /path/to/focal-root/ file:///path/to/mirror/

4. Switch to a bootstrapped system:

# sudo chroot /path/to/root

5. List available releases:

# ls /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/

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