On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:58:30 -0400
fsmithred <fsmithred@???> wrote:

> On 04/03/2016 01:16 PM, aitor_czr wrote:
> >
> > On 04/03/2016 02:00 PM, Steve Litt <slitt@???>
> > wrote:
> >>> For those who are more daring or want a minimalist approach,
> >>> Devuan
> >>> >debootstrap is installed, and you can start from scratch and
> >>> >build it the way you want.
> >> Isn't Devuan Debootstrap a chroot install, kinda like Arch or
> >> Gentoo (minus all the compilation)?
> >>
> >> SteveT
> >
> > Yes it's. See:
> >
> > https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20151121.124020.ea8ef0f9.de.html
> >
> > Here you are a "how to":
> >
> > Install live-build, squashfs-tools, syslinux and genisoimage:
> >
> > # apt-get install live-build squashfs-tools syslinux genisoimage
> >
> > Generate the chroot jail:
> >
> > $ mkdir live-build
> >
> <snip>
>
> Nice guide. Thanks.
>
> I was thinking more along the lines of this set of instructions for a
> debootstrap install to hard drive, rather than with live build.
> https://git.devuan.org/dev1fanboy/Upgrade-Install-Devuan/wikis/Minimal-install-guide
>
> It's like a gentoo install, in that you can do it from a live medium,
> and the live medium is just used as a vehicle to install the files in
> a chroot. So you can use a Refracta live-CD to install pure Devuan.
>
> -fsr

A lot of chroot installs work with a different-distro live CD, as long
as the kernels don't clash, and as long as the installation procedure
doesn't take shortcuts like cp -Rp /proc /mnt/debian/proc.

I've never used Refracta before, but I've always enjoyed chrooting
with System Rescue CD. Well, as much as anyone can enjoy chrooting,
that is :-).

SteveT

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