Search for debootstrap, the link provided earlier was for an extremely old version of Debian although a search for dbootstrap debian | debian dbootstrap in search engines finds current documentation
debootstrap wiki page https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap Current Debian install guide https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/index.html.en debootstrap section in current install guide https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apds03.html.en#idm46300556 432288 To me this doesn't really sound like what you are looking for but only you can know for sure. -- David On Thu, 2017-12-28 at 08:55 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/26/2017 12:45 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > On 12/26/2017 10:48 AM, Carl Karsten wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > > https://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/ch-init-config.en.htm > > > l > > > "dbootstrap is the name of the program which is run after you > > > have booted > > > into the installation system. It is responsible for initial > > > system > > > configuration and the installation of the ``base system''. " > > I don't find "dbootstrap" in current Debian docs. However the > phrasing > is helping to reorganizing my thought patterns. > > > > > > > > Here is something close. > > > It contains just what is needed to install a minimal system, > > > (what it > > > sounds like you want) > > > and then it's > > > the late_command does stuff you might want too: > > > apt install git ansible > > > git clone playbook > > > ansible ... which installs and configures the apps needed to make > > > videos. > > > > > > This script creates a bootable usb stick based on a 58M > > > hd-media/boot.img.gz > > > https://github.com/CarlFK/video-stack-deploy/blob/nbpy/scripts/mk > > > _usb_installer.sh > > > > > > Most of the script is managing the ansible parameters. > > > > I'll have to spend some time with ansible to see what its goals and > > how > > the mesh with my mental image of my goals and the path to > > accomplish them. > > > > Your post caused me to modify my search terms. > That found recent debootstrap tutorial and reminded me of "dead > ends(?)" > from my past "debootstrap" searches. I've a reading assignment that > I > won't be able to start until next week." > > Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
