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==Prepare debootstrap== ===What is a Debootstrap?=== '''From Ubuntu Packages:''' ''"debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch, without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into."'' So a debootstrap is basically something that will let you build your guest system. ===Preparing=== You will need the debootstrap script for your desired Ubuntu release (eg feisty, gusty, hardy). Check that you have the debootstrap script in <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/</code>, eg <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gusty</code>. If you do not have the debootstrap script for your desired Ubuntu release, the easiest way is to download and install the latest debootstrap deb from [http://packages.debian.org/sid/debootstrap Debian sid]. If the script is not available in Debian sid, download Ubuntu's latest bootstrap release from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=debootstrap here]. (eg, as of August 2008, download the debootstrap deb for Hardy Heron). You want the debootstrap from the latest release, even if you want to install a previous release Ubuntu vserver guest. Extract the Ubuntu scripts from the deb and place them in <code>/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/</code>. For example, do something like: $ cd /tmp $ wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.13.deb $ dpkg --extract debootstrap_1.0.13_all.deb debootstrap-intrepid $ sudo cp -P debootstrap-intrepid/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/{warty,warty.buildd,hoary,hoary.buildd,breezy,dapper,edgy,feisty,intrepid} /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/
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