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diff --git a/bin/debvm-create b/bin/debvm-create index 89256eb..521ad36 100755 --- a/bin/debvm-create +++ b/bin/debvm-create @@ -136,10 +136,33 @@ Any positional arguments passed here will be treated as mirror specifications by =head1 EXAMPLES -In order to create images for Debian ports architectures, you can pass two options to mmdebstrap: +In order to create images for Debian ports architectures, you can pass two options to mmdebstrap. debvm-create ... -- http://deb.debian.org/debian-ports --keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-ports-archive-keyring.gpg +You can also install a graphical desktop environment. + + debvm-create ... -- --hook-dir=/usr/share/mmdebstrap/hooks/useradd --aptopt='Apt::Install-Recommends "true"' --include=linux-image-generic,task-gnome-desktop + +Here the hook creates a password-less user C<user>. +In order for C<task-gnome-desktop> to work reasonably well, C<Recommends> should be enabled. +By default a C<-cloud> kernel that lacks graphics drivers is installed. + +Installing Ubuntu is also supported somewhat. + + debvm-create --release kinetic -- --keyring=/usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg --components=main,universe --include=e2fsprogs + +Note that C<universe> must be enabled as the C<merged-usr> and C<systemdnetwork> hooks rely packages from that component. +C<e2fsprogs> should be pulled by C<initramfs-tools>. + +There also is an aid for sharing a directory with the VM. + + debvm-create ... -- --include=linux-image-generic --hook-dir=/usr/share/mmdebstrap/hooks/9pmount + debvm-run ... -- -virtfs local,security_model=none,path=/host_path,mount_tag=guest_tag + +This will mount the directory C</host_path> from the host as C</media/guest_tag> in the VM during boot using 9P. +Note that the C<-cloud> kernel lacks the 9P filesystem driver. + =head1 SEE ALSO debvm-run(1) mmdebstrap(1) |