CONTAINER-CREATE-DEBOOTSTRAP(1) | General Commands Manual | CONTAINER-CREATE-DEBOOTSTRAP(1) |
NAME¶
container-create-debootstrap - Create a basic Debian based container with debootstrap or mmdebstrap
SYNOPSIS¶
container create -s debootstrap ['OPTIONS'] cnt cr -s debootstrap ['OPTIONS']
container create -s mmdebstrap ['OPTIONS'] cnt cr -s mmdebstrap ['OPTIONS']
DESCRIPTION¶
The debootstrap container creation script uses debootstrap(8) or mmdebstrap(1) to create a Debian based container.
This script creates a pure Debian system with three modificiations:
- apt cache of packages downloaded during debootstrap is cleaned
- hostname is set (container name) in /etc/hostname
- root password is set (user specified or 16 random characters)
OPTIONS¶
The following script options are available:
- -n, --name='NAME':
- Specify container name.
- -a, --architecture='ARCHITECTURE':
- Specify the Debian architecture, defaults to the host systems architecture.
- -d, --distribution='DISTRIBUTION':
- Specify the Debian distribution, defaults to bullseye.
- -m, --mirror='MIRROR':
- Specify the Debian mirror, defaults to https://deb.debian.org/debian.
- -p, --root-password='PASSWORD':
- Specify the root password, defaults to a random 16 character password.
EXAMPLES¶
Create a Debian 11 (bullseye) based container with same architecture as the host system using debootstrap:
Create a Debian 11 (bullseye) based container with different architecture as the host system using mmdebstrap:
SEE ALSO¶
compute-tools(7), container(1).
HOMEPAGE¶
More information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage at https://open-infrastructure.net.
CONTACT¶
Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List <software@lists.open-infrastructure.net>.
Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System (https://bugs.debian.org).
AUTHORS¶
compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> and others.
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