vmdebootstrap.8.in

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  16 .TH VMDEBOOTSTRAP 8
  17 .SH NAME
  18 vmdebootstrap \- install basic Debian system into virtual disk image
  19 .SH SYNOPSIS
  20 .SH DESCRIPTION
  21 .B vmdebootstrap
  22 installs a basic Debian system into a virtual disk image,
  23 for use with virtual machines,
  24 such as KVM, Qemu, or VirtualBox.
  25 It is like
  26 .BR debootstrap (8),
  27 which does the same thing, but puts the system into a directory,
  28 for use with
  29 .BR chroot (8).
  30 (In fact,
  31 .B vmdebootstrap
  32 is a wrapper around
  33 .BR debootstrap ).
  34 .PP
  35 You need to run
  36 .B vmdebootstrap
  37 as root.
  38 .PP
  39 To use the image,
  40 you probably want to create a virtual machine using your preferred
  41 virtualization technology, such as
  42 .BR kvm (1),
  43 or
  44 .BR qemu (1).
  45 Configure the virtual machine to use the image you've created.
  46 Then start the virtual machine,
  47 and log into it via its console to configure it.
  48 .PP
  49 The image will be using
  50 .BR extlinux (1)
  51 as a boot loader.
  52 It has an empty root password.
  53 The image will not have networking configured.
  54 Set the root password before you configure networking.
  55 .SH OPTIONS
  56 .SH EXAMPLE
  57 To create an image for the stable release of Debian:
  58 .nf
  59 .IP
  60 sudo ./vmdebootstrap --image test.img --size 1g \\
  61     --log test.log --log-level debug --verbose \\
  62     --mirror http://mirror.lan/debian/
  63 .SH "SEE ALSO"
  64 .BR debootstrap (8).