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mmdebstrap — Create a Debian chroot. Alternative to `debootstrap`. More information: <https://gitlab.mister-muffi

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Problem

How to use the mmdebstrap command: Create a Debian chroot. Alternative to debootstrap. More information: <https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/mmdebstrap/>.

Solution

mmdebstrap — Create a Debian chroot. Alternative to debootstrap. More information: <https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/mmdebstrap/>.

Create a Debian Stable directory chroot:

sudo mmdebstrap stable {{path/to/debian-root}}/

Create a Debian Bookworm tarball chroot using a mirror:

mmdebstrap bookworm {{path/to/debian-bookworm.tar}} {{http://mirror.example.org/debian}}

Create a Debian Sid tarball chroot with additional packages:

mmdebstrap sid {{path/to/debian-sid.tar}} --include={{pkg1,pkg2}}

Code Snippets

Create a Debian Stable directory chroot

sudo mmdebstrap stable {{path/to/debian-root}}/

Create a Debian Bookworm tarball chroot using a mirror

mmdebstrap bookworm {{path/to/debian-bookworm.tar}} {{http://mirror.example.org/debian}}

Create a Debian Sid tarball chroot with additional packages

mmdebstrap sid {{path/to/debian-sid.tar}} --include={{pkg1,pkg2}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/mmdebstrap

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