Debootstrap
This page describes bootstrapping of a Debian Squeeze system.
Preparation
Boot a temporary system or live system.
Debootstrap and chroot
Debootstrap into an empty directory or mounted partition:
# debootstrap --arch=amd64 wheezy /mnt http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/
Mount "virtual" filesystems:
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev
# mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
Network settings:
# cp /etc/network/interfaces /mnt/etc/network/
# cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/
Setup /etc/fstab.
Now chroot:
# chroot /mnt
First thing: set root password
# passwd root
Configure APT
This is the configuration for Wheezy including contrib and non-free.
Add the following sources to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian wheezy-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
Update
# apt-get update
Configure console
Configure locales
# apt-get install locales
# dpkg-reconfigure locales
- Locales to be generated: Select all all
de_DEand allen_US - Default locale for the system environment:
en_US.UTF-8
Configure keyboard
# apt-get install console-data
- Policy for handling keymaps:
Select keymap from arch list - Keyboard layout family:
qwertz - Keyboard layout:
German - Keyboard layout:
Other/Germany/Germany
Configure tzdata:
# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
- Geographic area:
Europe/Berlin
Install basic tools
Local mailserver
See Local mailserver
Syslog
# apt-get install rsyslog
Git and etckeeper
# apt-get install git etckeeper
# git config --global user.name "Foo Bar"
# git config --global user.email foo@example.com
Editor
# apt-get install vim
# apt-get purge nano
Other tools
# apt-get install less tree zip man
# apt-get install curl wget telnet iputils-ping dnsutils
Sources