Testing debootstrap with local packages
Purpose
I needed to test the effects of a package during bootstrap. I wanted to use a custom built package with debugging and fixes added.
Steps
sudo debootstrap --foreign precise precise sudo cp *.deb precise/var/cache/apt/archives/ sudo chroot precise debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
The packages can print outout to /tmp files, and it can also be helpful to
sudo strace -f -o/tmp/log chroot precise debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage