Re: Using debootstrap

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 04/25/2018 10:12 AM, Henning Follmann wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 09:19:13AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > My goal is a very minimalist install to a flash drive. It will NOT have GRUB
> > - GRUB on this machine is on a dedicated partition for convenience in some
> > of my experiments.
> >
> >  From reading several references I believe my command should be:
> >
> > debootstrap --arch=i386 --include=apt-get --variant=minbase --no-check-gpg
> > --print-debs --keep-debootstrap-dir stable /media/richard/rco
> > /media/cdrom0/????
> >
> > I have two questions:
> >    1. What should replace "????" as I'll be using DVD1 of Debian 9.1.0
> >       as my "repository"?
> >    2. As I expect the console display may exceed the scroll back limits,
> >       I wish to pipe the console display for later reference without
> >       impeding answering any prompts I get. I've seen a description for
> >       doing that, but I can't remember it. Pointers?
>
> How about
> man debootstrap
> ?
>
> I'll copy the synopsys for you(r lazy ...) here
>        debootstrap [OPTION...]  SUITE TARGET [MIRROR [SCRIPT]]
>
> after stable you provide the target (your usb stick)


Two problems with with your answer <grin>
1. the man page was one of my half-dozen references.
2. you answered neither of my questions.