Installing Debian GNU/Linux using debootstrap (Linux.com) [LWN.net]

Linux.com shows how to use debootstrap to install Debian. "If you're not afraid of getting your hands dirty with the command line, you can try an alternative method for installing Debian. Debootstrap creates a basic Debian installation, and can also be used for creating custom, minimal installations on embedded systems or for replacing a pre-installed Linux distribution with Debian on a co-located server."

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Installing Debian GNU/Linux using debootstrap (Linux.com)

Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:44 UTC (Thu) by drag (guest, #31333) [Link] (1 responses)

All the Debian systems I have now were installed via debootstrap. It's spoiled me.

Works great for virtualization. In conjunction with apt-proxy it's pretty easy to setup a dozen customized machines images realy quickly.

Installing Debian GNU/Linux using debootstrap (Linux.com)

Posted Aug 24, 2006 22:27 UTC (Thu) by joey (guest, #328) [Link]

Strictly speaking, every Debian system on the planet since the release of woody has been installed with debootstrap. ;-)