rpmstrap(1)
NAME
rpmstrap - bootstrapping a basic RPM-based system
SYNOPSIS
rpmstrap [OPTION]... suite target [mirror]
DESCRIPTION
- rpmstrap is a tool for bootstrapping a basic RPM-based
- system. It is inspired by debootstrap, and allows you to build
- chroots and basic systems from RPM sources.
- At present rpmstrap can build basic Fedora Core 2, Fedora
- Core 3, Fedora Core 4, Yellowdog 4, CentOS 3, CentOS 4, Mandriva
- and Scientific Linux systems. It also has support for custom RPM
- based systems managed by PDK.
OPTIONS
- --arch arch
- set the intended architecture (set if uname is not in
- stalled on base system) [ --arch x86_64 ]
- --download-only
- download packages only and store them in the target
- directory
- --delay delay
- insert a friendly delay in seconds between each at
- tempt to download an RPM [ --delay .5 ]
- --local-source directory
- specify a local source directory for RPMS [ --local
- source /home/sam/rpm ]
- --pdk-source=A,B
- specify a PDK workspace and component to pull RPMs
- from [ --pdk-source=workspace/path/,component.xml ]
- --print-rpms
- print the packages to be installed, and exit
- --unpack-tarball
- acquire .rpms from a tarball instead of a remote
- source
- --strip-path
- when unpacking from tarball, use the strip path (See
- the texinfo document for tar)
- --list-suites
- list the available suites this program knows
- --suite-notes suite
- show the notes associated with a specific suite
- --suite-details suite
- show the details of the suite (items to install and
- order)
- --find-best-mirror
- find the best mirror (warning VERY slow, may be better
- to just use a slow mirror ;-)
- --try-mirrors
- instead of just using the default mirror, try sequen
- tially all of the mirrors in the event of a failure
- --upgrade
- attempt to upgrade a given RPM-based install to the
- suite specified
- --force
- force installation of RPMs even if there are errors
- --ignorearch
- force installation of RPMs even if they are for dif
- ferent architecture
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --include=A,B,C
- adds specified package filenames to be installed after
- the base set has been installed
- --exclude=A,B,C
- removes specified packages from the list of packages
- to be installed
- --pre script
- runs a script before the installation [ --pre pre-in
- stall.sh ]
- --post script
- runs a script after the installation has completed [
- --post post-install.sh ]
- --verbose
- run in verbose mode
EXAMPLES
- If you wish to download the RPMs before hand, then issue
- the following command
# rpmstrap --download-only centos4 centos4-rpms- This will download the needed RPMs for CentOS 4 and place
- them into a directory "centos4-rpms" inside the current working
- directory.
- Next, build the chroot.
# rpmstrap --local-source centos4-rpms centos4 cen- tos4-chroot
- Copy /etc/resolv.conf into the centos4-chroot.
# cp /etc/resolv.conf centos4-chroot/etc/.- Chroot into the centos4-chroot directory.
# chroot centos4-chroot- Once inside the chroot, mount the proc filesystem.
# mount -t proc proc /proc- Import the CentOS 4 PGP key.
# rpm --import http://mirror.centos.org/cen- tos/4/os/i386/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4
- If you built the chroot on a system which has an incorrect
- (usually older) RPM, then rebuild the RPM database.
# rpm --rebuilddb
SEE ALSO
chroot(8), rpm(8), debootstrap(8).
AUTHOR
- This manpage is written by Piotr Roszatycki <dexter@de
- bian.org> for Debian distribution and can be freely redistributed
- or modified.
- Debian 31 Mar 2006