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CONTAINER-BUILD-DEBOOTSTRAP(1) General Commands Manual CONTAINER-BUILD-DEBOOTSTRAP(1)

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

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

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

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)



The following script options are available:

Specify container name.
Specify the Debian architecture, defaults to the host systems architecture.
Specify the Debian distribution, defaults to 'trixie'.
Specify the Debian mirror, defaults to ' <https://deb.debian.org/debian> '.
Specify the root password, defaults to a random 16 character password.

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


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

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

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> ).

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

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