How To Install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8. debootstrap is Debian GNU/Linux bootstrapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8.

What is debootstrap

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. This might be often useful coupled with virtualization techniques to run Debian GNU/Linux guest system.

We can use yum or dnf to install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install debootstrap.

Install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install debootstrap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install debootstrap

Install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install debootstrap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install debootstrap

How To Uninstall debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the debootstrap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove debootstrap

debootstrap Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/sbin/debootstrap
/usr/share/debootstrap
/usr/share/debootstrap/functions
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/aequorea
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/amber
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/artful
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/ascii
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/bartholomea
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/beowulf
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/bionic
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/bookworm
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/breezy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/bullseye
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/buster
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/ceres
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/chromodoris
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/cosmic
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/dapper
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/dasyatis
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/debian-common
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/disco
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/edgy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/eoan
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/etch
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/etch-m68k
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/feisty
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/focal
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/groovy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gutsy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/hardy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/hirsute
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/hoary
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/hoary.buildd
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/impish
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/intrepid
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/jaunty
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/jessie
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/jessie-kfreebsd
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/kali
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/kali-dev
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/kali-last-snapshot
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/kali-rolling
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/karmic
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lenny
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/lucid
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/maverick
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/natty
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/oldoldstable
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/oldstable
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/oneiric
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/potato
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/precise
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/quantal
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/raring
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/sarge
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/sarge.buildd
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/sarge.fakechroot
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/saucy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/sid
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/squeeze
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/stable
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/stretch
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/testing
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/trusty
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/unstable
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/utopic
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/vivid
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/warty
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/warty.buildd
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/wheezy
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/wily
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/woody
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/woody.buildd
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/xenial
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/yakkety
/usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/zesty
/usr/share/doc/debootstrap
/usr/share/doc/debootstrap/README
/usr/share/doc/debootstrap/changelog
/usr/share/licenses/debootstrap
/usr/share/licenses/debootstrap/copyright
/usr/share/man/man8/debootstrap.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debootstrap on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.