debootstrap

Bootstrap a basic Debian system

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.

Versions: 1.0.134
Website: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debootstrap
Licenses: GPL 2
Package source: gnu/packages/debian.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of debootstrap as follows:

guix install debootstrap

Or install a particular version:

guix install debootstrap@1.0.134

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.