xt-install-image(8)

xt-install-image8

Install a fresh copy of gnu/linux into a directory

Usage

xt-install-image [options]

All other options from xen-create-image will be passed as environmental

Notes

  This script is invoked by xen-create-image after to create a new
 distribution of Linux.  Once the script has been created the companion
 script xt-customize-image will be invoked to perform the network
 configuration, etc.

Installation methods

  There are several available methods of installation, depending upon the
 users choice.  Only one option may be chosen at any given time.
  The methods available are:
debootstrap Install the distribution specified by the --dist argument using the debootstrap. If you use this option you must specify a mirror with --mirror.
copy Copy the given directory recursively. This local directory is assumed to contain a complete installation. Specify the directory to copy with the --install-source argument.
rinse Install the distribution specified by --dist using the rinse command.
rpmstrap Install the distribution specified by --dist using the rpmstrap command.
tar Untar a .tar file into the new installation location. This tarfile is assumed to contain a complete archived system. Specify the directory to copy with the --install-source argument.

Releases

9 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 8 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9
  7. 10
  8. 11
  9. 12

Authors

 Steve Kemp, https://steve.fi/
 Axel Beckert, https://axel.beckert.ch/
 Dmitry Nedospasov, http://www.nedos.net/
 Stephane Jourdois

License

Copyright (c) 2005-2009 by Steve Kemp, (c) 2010 by The Xen-Tools Development Team. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The LICENSE file contains the full text of the license.

From xen-tools 4.9.2-1 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.