Package: debootstrap Version: 0.3.3.1 Severity: minor /proc mounting in this example is not useful anymore. Moreover wiht newer Linux kernels /sys should be also mounted:
main # cd / ; mkdir /sid-root main # debootstrap sid /sid-root http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ [ ... watch it download the whole system ] main # echo "none /sid-root/proc proc none 0 0" >> /etc/fstab main # mount none /sid-root/proc -t proc main # echo "none /sid-root/sys sysfs none 0 0" >> /etc/fstab main # mount none /sid-root/proc -t sysfs main # cp /etc/hosts /sid-root/etc/hosts main # chroot /sid-root /bin/bash chroot # dselect [ you may use aptitude, install mc and vim ... ] main # echo "8:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/chroot /sid-root " \ "/sbin/getty 38400 tty8" >> /etc/inittab [ define a login tty that will use this system ] main # init q [ reload init ] -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (100, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.20p4s Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages debootstrap depends on: ii binutils 2.17-3 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii wget 1.10.2-2 retrieves files from the web debootstrap recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]