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multistrap provides a debootstrap-like method based on apt and extended to provide support for multiple repositories, using a configuration file to specify the relevant suites, architecture, extra packages and the mirror to use for each bootstrap.

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The aim is to create a complete bootstrap / root filesystem with all packages installed and configured, instead of just the base system.

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Example configuration:

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[General]
arch=armel
directory=/opt/multistrap/
# same as --tidy-up option if set to true
cleanup=true
# same as --no-auth option if set to true
# keyring packages listed in each bootstrap will
# still be installed.
noauth=false
# extract all downloaded archives (default is true)
unpack=true
# whether to add the /suite to be explicit about where apt
# needs to look for packages. Default is false.
explicitsuite=false
# aptsources is a list of sections to be used
# the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/multistrap.sources.list
# of the target. Order is not important
aptsources=Debian
# the bootstrap option determines which repository
# is used to calculate the list of Priority: required packages
# and which packages go into the rootfs.
# The order of sections is not important.
bootstrap=Debian

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[Debian]
packages=
source=http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian
keyring=debian-archive-keyring
suite=lenny

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This will result in a completely normal debootstrap of Debian lenny from the specified mirror, for armel in '/opt/multistrap/'. (This configuration is retained in the package as F</usr/share/multistrap/lenny.conf>)

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Specify a package to extend the multistrap to include that package and all dependencies of that package.

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Specify more repositories for the bootstrap by adding new sections. Section names need to be listed in the bootstrap general option for the packages to be included in the bootstrap.

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Specify which repositories will be available to the final system at boot by listing the section names in the aptsources general option, e.g. to exclude some internal sources or when using a local mirror when building the rootfs.

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Section names are case-insensitive.