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schroot — Run a command or start an interactive shell with a different root directory. More customizable than

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Problem

How to use the schroot command: Run a command or start an interactive shell with a different root directory. More customizable than chroot. More information: <https://wiki.debian.org/Schroot>.

Solution

schroot — Run a command or start an interactive shell with a different root directory. More customizable than chroot. More information: <https://wiki.debian.org/Schroot>.

List available chroots:

schroot --list

Run a command in a specific chroot:

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} {{command}}

Run a command with options in a specific chroot:

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} {{command}} -- {{command_options}}

Run a command in all available chroots:

schroot --all {{command}}

Start an interactive shell within a specific chroot as a specific user:

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} --user {{user}}

Begin a new session (a unique session ID is returned on stdout):

schroot --begin-session --chroot {{chroot}}

Connect to an existing session:

schroot --run-session --chroot {{session_id}}

End an existing session:

schroot --end-session --chroot {{session_id}}

Code Snippets

List available chroots

schroot --list

Run a command in a specific chroot

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} {{command}}

Run a command with options in a specific chroot

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} {{command}} -- {{command_options}}

Run a command in all available chroots

schroot --all {{command}}

Start an interactive shell within a specific chroot as a specific user

schroot --chroot {{chroot}} --user {{user}}

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tldr-pages: linux/schroot

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