On Thursday 06 April 2006 13:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I need to install a debian woody system to compile some bits for an > > embedded box. > > You absolutely need woody for API/ABI compat with the embedded box you're > building for? I'll assume yes for my answers. :-):-) > > > 1) can I install ubuntu and use that? > > Not directly, however... > > > 2) If I can't, what's the quick easy way to get up n running. I assume > > the rest of the development system is purely apt-get. > > Your best bet is the wonderful and ancient debootstrap tool, which will let > you build a filesystem for pretty much any Debian OS you care to. Just use > the command line options (nicely documented) to point it at woody, and > it'll create a woody root tree for you. Then, you can chroot into that and > install apps, build things, whatever.
Jeff thanks. That's just a tiny bit too terse for me. I've got debootstrap_0.2.45-0.2_i386.deb Next I'm looking at a netinstall CD. Do a net install, install debootstrap, up/down grade to the version I need to build for? Thanks James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
