The standard way to create OpenVZ template in debian is use debootstrap[1] If you run other tools such like EZ-Templates, As you said, some package maybe missing when you create template because the offical debian sources maybe changed in days. I guess you are looking for something like snapshot.debian.org. It keeps all package in old days for you. Any way, I think the method in [1] is better for security reason.
[1] http://wiki.openvz.org/Debian_template_creation Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 05:12:16PM +0100, gooldi wrote: > >> This is my first time asking stuff on a mailinglist and I am amazed at the >> speed of the replies :) thanks! > > With so many subscribers ... ;) > >> We are using OpenVZ for virtualization which uses EZ-Templates to create >> OS-Template-Caches (ie Debian). These templates are metapackages which >> depend on packages in the official repositories. Our customers have the >> problem, when migrating their system and rebuilding the template-cache that >> it doesn't work when the packages aren't in the repo anymore. >> >> The easiest solution to the problem is updating the EZ-templates. > > [Disclaimer: I am not a Debian Developer and never built a package] > > I think you need to define your dependencies like "package >= 1.2.3" and > not "package = 1.2.3", this would make your metapackages more flexible, > if this is what you want to achieve. I also think your question is > better suited on the 'mentors' mailing lists, which deals with packaging > questions, but please provide more and specific details. > > Regards, > Andrei -- Best Regards, Ding Honghui -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
