Let's say I have a running Linux kernel with working user space, and I want to construct a minimal chroot environment from a bunch of .deb files (I have the Breezy preview ISO). No optional or recommended, just the bits I say, with their prerequisites. The chroot doesn't need to be bootable, but does need to be self-contained.
With RH/Fedora, I can make a few empty directories, run rpm --initdb (or whatever the spelling is), and then use rpm either after chroot or with an option to change the directory it considers as root. What is the equivalent in Ubuntu/Debian? I have come to prefer apt over rpm for upgrading, but it's not obvious how to start the thing out. The man page for dpkg is up(?) to the usual GNU standards for documentation. Or is it significantly easier just to start with a huge installation and try to remove things I don't want or need until there's nothing left to remove? -- Christopher Vance -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
