On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 07:38:58PM -0400, David Roundy wrote: > I know how to set up a chroot for a separate version of debian pretty > easily using debootstrap. > > I'd like to also set up a chroot for redhat, so I can test-compile my > software there, to see what kind of errors my users are getting. Does > anyone have any hints as to how most easily to set this up? I was thinking > that perhaps I could run a redhat CD image in a chroot using user mode > linux, but since I've never used UML, it's a bit intimidating. > > Any ideas or experiences related to setting up a foreign linux distro in a > chroot filesystem?
If objective is to install RH as chroot and if you do not mind rebooting, it is simple :) Install RH in unused partition(s) as a normal multiboot system. Boot into Debian. login root Mount RH to /target-dir Disable unused daemons chroot /target-dir Simple :) This was classic method before debootstrap for Debian. -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ +++++ Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA See "User's Guide": http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/users-guide/ See "Debian reference": http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ "Debian reference" Project at: http://qref.sf.net I welcome your constructive criticisms and corrections. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
