Name

       container-build-debootstrap - Build a basic Debian based container with debootstrap or mmdebstrap

Synopsis

       container build -s debootstrap ['OPTIONS']
       cnt b -s debootstrap ['OPTIONS']

       container build -s mmdebstrap ['OPTIONS']
       cnt b -s mmdebstrap ['OPTIONS']

Description

       The  debootstrap  container  build  script  uses  debootstrap(8) or mmdebstrap(1) to build a Debian based
       container.

       This script builds a pure Debian system with three modificiations:

          • apt cache of packages downloaded during debootstrap is cleaned

          • hostname is set (container name) in /etc/hostname

          • root password is set (user specified or 16 random characters)

Options

       The following script options are available:

       -n, --name='NAME':
              Specify container name.

       -a, --architecture='ARCHITECTURE':
              Specify the Debian architecture, defaults to the host systems architecture.

       -d, --distribution='DISTRIBUTION':
              Specify the Debian distribution, defaults to 'trixie'.

       -m, --mirror='MIRROR':
              Specify the Debian mirror, defaults to '<https://deb.debian.org/debian>'.

       -p, --root-password='PASSWORD':
              Specify the root password, defaults to a random 16 character password.

Examples

       Build a Debian 13 (trixie) based container with same architecture as the host system using debootstrap:
          sudo container build -s debootstrap -n trixie.example.net

       Build a Debian 13 (trixie)  based  container  with  different  architecture  as  the  host  system  using
       mmdebstrap:
          sudo container build -s mmdebstrap -n trixie-i386.example.net -- -a i386

See also

       compute-tools(7),
       container(1).

Homepage

       More  information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage (‐
       <https://open-infrastructure.net>).

Contact

       Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support  and  everything  else  are  welcome  on  the  Open
       Infrastructure Software Mailing List <<software@lists.open-infrastructure.net>>.

       Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System (<https://bugs.debian.org>).

Authors

       compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann <<daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net>> and others.

Open Infrastructure                               compute-tools                   container-build-debootstrap(1)