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T1t0 at 22:21, 5 October 2025

2025-10-05T22:21:00Z

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	To install cdebootstrap, you can follow the [[Cdebootstrap_(Application)]] insturctions and adapt it at your needs		To install cdebootstrap, you can follow the [[Cdebootstrap_(Application)]] insturctions and adapt it at your needs

	== Debian 12 "Bookworm" ==		== Debian 13 "Bookworm" ==

	* Note, the tgz containing a minimal Debian system root folder can be produced from any linux machine and used into any other linux with same arch (for instance amd64)		* Note, the tgz containing a minimal Debian system root folder can be produced from any linux machine and used into any other linux with same arch (for instance amd64)
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	su -		su -
	#### define Debian flavors		#### define Debian flavors
	export CODENAME=~~bookworm~~ # debian guest version		export CODENAME=trixie # debian guest version
	export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host		export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host
	export FLAVOUR=minimal # use a minimal debian environment		export FLAVOUR=minimal # use a minimal debian environment
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	cd ${BASE_PATH}		cd ${BASE_PATH}
	CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(cdebootstrap-static 2>&1 \| head -1 \| cut -d ':' -f 1 \| sed 's\|/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static\|/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static\|g')		CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(cdebootstrap-static 2>&1 \| head -1 \| cut -d ':' -f 1 \| sed 's\|/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static\|/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static\|g')
	cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --flavour=${FLAVOUR} ${CODENAME} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}		cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --flavour=${FLAVOUR} --include=passwd ${CODENAME} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}
	#### make a backup of the downloaded system		#### make a backup of the downloaded system
	# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>		# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
	tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~~~55MB~~		tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~44MB
	ls -lsh --color		ls -lsh --color
	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}
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	alias rm="rm -i"		alias rm="rm -i"
	EOF		EOF
	~~login root~~ # ~~login~~ again to use the changes above		bash # start bash again to use the changes above
	export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true		export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true
	apt-get -y update		apt-get -y update
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	dpkg-reconfigure locales		dpkg-reconfigure locales
	update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8		update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
			# optional: clean locales
	apt-get -y install localepurge		apt-get -y install localepurge
	sed -i 's/USE_DPKG/#USE_DPKG/g' /etc/locale.nopurge		sed -i 's/USE_DPKG/#USE_DPKG/g' /etc/locale.nopurge
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	#### make a backup of the configured system, if you want to test changes		#### make a backup of the configured system, if you want to test changes
	# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>		# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
	tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_configured_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~~~45MB~~		tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_configured_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~47MB
	ls -lsh --color		ls -lsh --color
	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}

T1t0: /* Debian 12 "Bookworm" */

2025-06-17T21:56:06Z

Debian 12 "Bookworm"

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	#### INSIDE CHROOT GUEST ENV		#### INSIDE CHROOT GUEST ENV
	passwd --delete root		passwd --delete root
	~~###~~echo none / auto rw 0 0 > /etc/mtab		echo none / auto rw 0 0 > /etc/mtab
	echo "source ~/.profile" > ~/.bashrc		echo "source ~/.profile" > ~/.bashrc
	cat > ~/.profile << 'EOF'		cat > ~/.profile << 'EOF'
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	export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true		export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true
	apt-get -y update		apt-get -y update
			# optional: install timezones
	apt-get -y install tzdata		apt-get -y install tzdata
	echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select Etc' \| debconf-set-selections		echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select Etc' \| debconf-set-selections
	echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/Etc select UTC' \| debconf-set-selections		echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/Etc select UTC' \| debconf-set-selections
	dpkg-reconfigure tzdata		dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
			# optional: install locales
	apt-get -y install locales		apt-get -y install locales
	sed -i -e "s/# en_US.UTF-8.*/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen		sed -i -e "s/# en_US.UTF-8.*/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen
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	sed -i 's/USE_DPKG/#USE_DPKG/g' /etc/locale.nopurge		sed -i 's/USE_DPKG/#USE_DPKG/g' /etc/locale.nopurge
	localepurge		localepurge
			# optional: install minimal packages and reduce system size
	apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"		apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"
	apt-get -y install apt apt-utils ~~bash~~ coreutils debconf dpkg ~~findutils~~ grep gzip libc-bin ~~locales~~ nano passwd procps readline-common sed sysvinit-utils tar ~~tzdata~~		apt-get -y install apt apt-utils base-files base-passwd coreutils dash debconf dpkg grep gzip hostname libc6 libc-bin nano passwd procps psmisc readline-common sed sysvinit-utils tar
	apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages		apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages
	apt-get -y dist-upgrade		apt-get -y dist-upgrade

T1t0: /* Debian 12 "Bookworm" */

2025-05-17T01:18:29Z

Debian 12 "Bookworm"

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	#### make a backup of the downloaded system		#### make a backup of the downloaded system
	# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>		# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
	tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~~~60MB~~		tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~55MB
	ls -lsh --color		ls -lsh --color
	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}
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	dpkg-reconfigure locales		dpkg-reconfigure locales
	update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8		update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
			apt-get -y install localepurge
			sed -i 's/USE_DPKG/#USE_DPKG/g' /etc/locale.nopurge
			localepurge
	apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"		apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"
	apt-get -y install apt bash ~~binutils bsdutils bzip2~~ coreutils debconf ~~dialog~~ dpkg findutils grep gzip ~~init iptables kmod less~~ libc-bin locales ~~login lsof mount~~ nano passwd procps ~~psmisc~~ readline-common sed sysvinit-utils tar tzdata ~~util-linux~~		apt-get -y install apt apt-utils bash coreutils debconf dpkg findutils grep gzip libc-bin locales nano passwd procps readline-common sed sysvinit-utils tar tzdata
	apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages		apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages
	apt-get -y dist-upgrade		apt-get -y dist-upgrade
	apt-get -y clean		apt-get -y clean
	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*		rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*
			rm -rf /usr/share/doc/*
			rm -rf /usr/share/info/*
			rm -rf /usr/share/man/*
	exit # exit from previous login		exit # exit from previous login
	exit # exit from chroot		exit # exit from chroot
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	#### make a backup of the configured system, if you want to test changes		#### make a backup of the configured system, if you want to test changes
	# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>		# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
	tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_configured_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~~~90MB~~		tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_configured_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~45MB
	ls -lsh --color		ls -lsh --color
	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}

T1t0 at 23:22, 16 May 2025

2025-05-16T23:22:30Z

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	su -		su -
	#### define Debian flavors		#### define Debian flavors
	export ~~TARGET~~=bookworm # debian guest version		export CODENAME=bookworm # debian guest version
	export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host		export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host
	export ~~VARIANT~~=~~buildd~~ # ~~buildd is the~~ minimal debian environment		export FLAVOUR=minimal # use a minimal debian environment
	export MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ # debian mirror to use		export MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ # debian mirror to use
	export BASE_PATH=/srv		export BASE_PATH=/srv
	export DEST_DIR=DEBIAN_${~~TARGET~~}_${ARCH}		export DEST_DIR=DEBIAN_${CODENAME}_${ARCH}
	#### get		#### get
	cd ${BASE_PATH}		cd ${BASE_PATH}
	CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(cdebootstrap-static 2>&1 \| head -1 \| cut -d ':' -f 1 \| sed s:/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static:/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static:g)		CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(cdebootstrap-static 2>&1 \| head -1 \| cut -d ':' -f 1 \| sed 's\|/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static\|/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static\|g')
	cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --~~include~~=~~apt,init,dialog,nano~~ ${~~TARGET~~} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}		cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --flavour=${FLAVOUR} ${CODENAME} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}
	#### make a backup of the downloaded system		#### make a backup of the downloaded system
	# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>		# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
	tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~~~80MB~~		tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_cdebootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~60MB
	ls -lsh --color		ls -lsh --color
	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}
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	update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8		update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
	apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"		apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"
	apt-get -y install apt bash binutils bsdutils bzip2 coreutils debconf dialog dpkg findutils grep gzip init iptables kmod less libc-bin locales login lsof mount nano passwd procps psmisc readline-common ~~rsyslog~~ sed sysvinit-utils tar util-linux		apt-get -y install apt bash binutils bsdutils bzip2 coreutils debconf dialog dpkg findutils grep gzip init iptables kmod less libc-bin locales login lsof mount nano passwd procps psmisc readline-common sed sysvinit-utils tar tzdata util-linux
	apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages		apt-get -y autoremove --purge # remove all "not requested" packages
	apt-get -y dist-upgrade		apt-get -y dist-upgrade
	apt-get -y clean		apt-get -y clean
	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*		rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/*
	exit # exit from previous ~~logi~~		exit # exit from previous login
	exit # exit from chroot		exit # exit from chroot
	########################################		########################################
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	=== Reference ===		=== Reference ===

	https://manpages.debian.org/stable/~~debootstrap~~/~~debootstrap~~.8.en.html		https://manpages.debian.org/stable/cdebootstrap/cdebootstrap.1.en.html

	= Older versions =		= Older versions =

T1t0: /* Reference */

2025-05-16T22:56:57Z

Reference

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	=== Reference ===		=== Reference ===

	https://manpages.debian.org/~~stretch~~/debootstrap/debootstrap.8.en.html		https://manpages.debian.org/stable/debootstrap/debootstrap.8.en.html

	= Older versions =		= Older versions =

T1t0: /* Debian minimal distribution */

2025-05-16T22:56:12Z

Debian minimal distribution

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	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}
	</pre>		</pre>

			=== Reference ===

			https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/debootstrap/debootstrap.8.en.html

	= Older versions =		= Older versions =

T1t0: /* Debian 12 "Bookworm" */

2025-05-16T22:54:05Z

Debian 12 "Bookworm"

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	export TARGET=bookworm # debian guest version		export TARGET=bookworm # debian guest version
	export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host		export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host
	export VARIANT=~~minbase~~ # ~~minbase~~ is the minimal debian environment		export VARIANT=buildd # buildd is the minimal debian environment
	export MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ # debian mirror to use		export MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ # debian mirror to use
	export BASE_PATH=/srv		export BASE_PATH=/srv
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	#### get		#### get
	cd ${BASE_PATH}		cd ${BASE_PATH}
	CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(~~type -p~~ cdebootstrap-static \| sed s:/usr/bin/:/usr/share/:g)		CDE_SHARE_PATH=$(cdebootstrap-static 2>&1 \| head -1 \| cut -d ':' -f 1 \| sed s:/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static:/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static:g)
	cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --include=apt,init,dialog,nano ${TARGET} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}		cdebootstrap-static --configdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --helperdir=${CDE_SHARE_PATH} --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --include=apt,init,dialog,nano ${TARGET} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}
	#### make a backup of the downloaded system		#### make a backup of the downloaded system
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	du -hs ${DEST_DIR}		du -hs ${DEST_DIR}
	## configure and run the system in one terminal		## configure and run the system in one terminal
	~~cat /etc/hostname~~ > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/hostname		echo GUEST > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/hostname
	echo 127.0.0.1 localhost `cat /etc/hostname` > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/hosts		echo 127.0.0.1 localhost `cat /etc/hostname` > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/hosts
	cat /etc/resolv.conf > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/resolv.conf		cat /etc/resolv.conf > ${DEST_DIR}/etc/resolv.conf
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	echo "source ~/.profile" > ~/.bashrc		echo "source ~/.profile" > ~/.bashrc
	cat > ~/.profile << 'EOF'		cat > ~/.profile << 'EOF'
	test 0 -eq 1 && PS1='\u@~~CHROOT~~:\w\# ' \|\| PS1='\u@~~CHROOT~~:\w$ '		test 0 -eq 1 && PS1='\u@GUEST:\w\# ' \|\| PS1='\u@GUEST:\w$ '
	umask 0027		umask 0027
	export HISTTIMEFORMAT='%F %T '		export HISTTIMEFORMAT='%F %T '
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	EOF		EOF
	login root # login again to use the changes above		login root # login again to use the changes above
			export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true
	apt-get -y update		apt-get -y update
	apt-get -y install ~~dialog locales~~ tzdata		apt-get -y install tzdata
	dpkg-reconfigure locales # ~~choose~~ en_US.~~UTF8 and set~~ en_US.~~UTF8 as default~~		echo 'tzdata tzdata/Areas select Etc' \| debconf-set-selections
	dpkg-reconfigure ~~tzdata # choose None of the above~~ -~~> UTC~~		echo 'tzdata tzdata/Zones/Etc select UTC' \| debconf-set-selections
			dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
			apt-get -y install locales
			sed -i -e "s/# en_US.UTF-8.*/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen
			dpkg-reconfigure locales
			update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
	apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"		apt-mark auto `apt-mark showmanual` # mark all packages as "not requested by the user"
	apt-get -y install apt bash binutils bsdutils bzip2 coreutils debconf dialog dpkg findutils grep gzip init iptables kmod less libc-bin locales login lsof mount nano passwd procps psmisc readline-common rsyslog sed sysvinit-utils tar util-linux		apt-get -y install apt bash binutils bsdutils bzip2 coreutils debconf dialog dpkg findutils grep gzip init iptables kmod less libc-bin locales login lsof mount nano passwd procps psmisc readline-common rsyslog sed sysvinit-utils tar util-linux

T1t0 at 23:30, 10 January 2025

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T1t0 at 23:28, 10 January 2025

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T1t0 at 06:27, 7 November 2020

2020-11-07T06:27:24Z

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	= From Debian =		= From Debian =

			<pre>
			# BUSTER amd64 example
			########################################
			#### OR FROM ANY LINUX MACHINE WITH SAME ARCH (e.g. amd64)
			#apt-get install -y binutils xz-utils \|\| yum install binutils xz
			mkdir /srv/tmp
			cd /srv/tmp
			curl -s -O http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/c/cdebootstrap/cdebootstrap-static_0.7.7+b1_amd64.deb
			ar -x cdebootstrap-static_0.7.7+b1_amd64.deb data.tar.xz
			tar -xJf data.tar.xz
			cd ..
			file ./tmp/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static
			#### set guest options
			export TARGET=buster # debian guest version
			export ARCH=amd64 # the guest target must be the same of the host
			export VARIANT=minbase # minbase is the minimal debian environment
			export MIRROR=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ # debian mirror to use
			export BASE_PATH=/srv
			export DEST_DIR=DEBIAN_${TARGET}_${ARCH}
			#### get
			./tmp/usr/bin/cdebootstrap-static --configdir=./tmp/usr/share/cdebootstrap-static --allow-unauthenticated --arch ${ARCH} --include=apt,init,dialog,nano,systemd-container ${TARGET} ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} ${MIRROR}
			rm -f ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR}/var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
			systemd-nspawn --directory=${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR} passwd --delete root
			#### make a backup of the downloaded system, if you want to test changes
			# REMEMBER: to restore, use tar --numeric-owner -xzf <FILENAME>
			tar -czf "bkp_${DEST_DIR}_debootstrapped_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tgz" ${DEST_DIR} # make a backup of ~70MB
			ls -lsh --color
			du -hs ${BASE_PATH}/${DEST_DIR}
			</pre>

	<pre>		<pre>