.B vmdebootstrap
[\-\-output=FILE] [\-\-verbose |\-\-no-verbose] \-\-image=FILE \-\-size=SIZE
[\-\-tarball=FILE] [\-\-mirror=URL] [\-\-arch=ARCH] [\-\-distribution=NAME]
-[\-\-package=PACKAGE] [\-\-custom-package=DEB] [\-\-no-kernel]
+[\-\-package=PACKAGE] [\-\-custom-package=DEB] [\-\-no-kernel] [\-\-kernel-package]
[\-\-enable-dhcp | \-\-no-enable-dhcp] [\-\-root-password=PASSWORD]
[\-\-customize=SCRIPT] [\-\-hostname=HOSTNAME] [\-\-user=USER/PASSWORD]
[\-\-serial-console | \-\-no-serial-console] [\-\-sudo |\-\-no-sudo] [\-\-owner=OWNER]
The image has an empty root password and will not have networking
configured by default. Set the root password before you configure
networking.
+.SH NETWORKING
+The \-\-enable\-networking option uses the /etc/network/interfaces.d/
+source directory, with the default settings for
+.B lo
+and
+.B eth0
+being added to /etc/network/interfaces.d/setup. Other networking
+configuration can be specified using a customisation script.
+Localhost settings would be:
+ auto lo
+ iface lo inet loopback
+
+If \-\-enable\-dhcp is specified, these settings are also included
+into /etc/network/interfaces.d/setup:
+
+ auto eth0
+ iface eth0 inet dhcp
+
.SH BOOTLOADERS
Unless the \-\-no\-extlinux or \-\-grub options are specified, the
image will use
host system cannot execute, ensure the \-\-foreign option is also
used.
.IP \-\-distribution=NAME
-release to use (stable)
+release to use (defaults to stable). The release needs to be a valid
+Debian or Ubuntu release name or codename.
.IP \-\-package=PACKAGE
install PACKAGE onto system
.IP \-\-custom-package=DEB
install package in DEB file onto system (not from mirror)
.IP \-\-no-kernel
do not install a linux package
+.IP \-\-kernel-package
+If \-\-no-kernel is not used and the auto-selection of the
+.B linux-image\$arch
+package is not suitable, the kernel package can be specified
+explicitly.
.IP \-\-enable-dhcp
enable DHCP on eth0
.IP \-\-root-password=PASSWORD
Disable extlinux installation and configure grub2 instead. grub2 will be added to
the list of packages to install. update-grub will be called once the debootstrap is
complete and grub-install will be called in the image.
+.IP \-\-no\-acpid
+Disable installation of acpid if not required, otherwise acpid will be
+installed if \-\-foreign is not used.
.IP \-\-pkglist
Output a list of package names installed inside the image. Useful if you
need to track the relevant source packages used inside the image for