linux mint install via debootstrap

http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/

../		-	Directory
backport/	2023-Oct-09 05:26:36	-	Directory
community/	2015-Dec-18 04:12:16	-	Directory
import/	2023-Sep-21 08:25:47	-	Directory
incoming/	2014-Feb-12 04:42:25	-	Directory
main/	2020-Dec-01 05:27:50	-	Directory
romeo/	2024-Jan-15 11:16:41	-	Directory
upstream/	2020-Feb-14 07:57:17	-	Directory

 

romeo = unstable repo

 

latest for now

 21.3 Virginia  base Ubuntu Jammy

search latest on

 http://packages.linuxmint.com

 

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/tree/master/usr/share/mintsources/

default=http://packages.linuxmint.com

base_default=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

optional= romeo (unstable repo)

codename=wilma
base_codename=noble

main_identifier=main upstream import
base_identifier=-updates main restricted universe multiverse

set the following as per above variable

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/blob/master/usr/share/mintsources/wilma/mintsources.conf

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintsources/blob/master/usr/share/mintsources/wilma/official-package-repositories.list 

 sudo mkfs.btrfs /dev/nvme0n1p3 

sudo mount -o compress=zstd,noatime /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt/

df -h /mnt

/dev/nvme0n1p3   40G  3.8M   40G   1% /mnt

debootstrap [OPTION]... <suite> <target> [<mirror> [<script>]]

sudo debootstrap  --variant=minbase noble /mnt http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

df -h /mnt/
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p3   40G   89M   39G   1% /mnt

sources.list

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com  wilma main upstream import backport

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu  noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu  noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse

 

remove the things you dont need like backports

 

• Main - Officially supported software.

• Restricted - Supported software that is not available under a completely free license.

• Universe - Community maintained software, i.e. not officially supported software.

• Multiverse - Software that is not free. 
  

 

http://packages.linuxmint.com/ repositories:
main     == stable versions of Mint packages (e.g, cinnamon, nemo, mint-theme)
backport == Mint development/test repo, feeds Mint main
romeo    == Mint development/test repo, feeds Mint main
upstream == non-Mint free software compiled from source
import   == non-Mint non-free packages (e.g., codecs)

 

chroot.sh

#!/bin/bash
mount --rbind /dev /mnt/dev && mount --make-rslave /mnt/dev
mount --rbind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts && mount --make-rslave /mnt/dev/pts
mount --rbind /proc /mnt/proc && mount --make-rslave /mnt/proc
mount --rbind /sys /mnt/sys && mount --make-rslave /mnt/sys
chroot  /mnt /bin/bash
 

sudo bash chroot.sh

 

/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/all


APT {
Install-Recommends "0";
Install-Suggests "0";
Autoremove {
SuggestsImportant "0";
RecommendsImportant "0";
};

};

Acquire {
Languages "none";
GzipIndexes "1";
};

Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "";

 

apt update

W: GPG error: http://packages.linuxmint.com wilma Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A6616109451BBBF2

http://packages.linuxmint.com/search.php?release=any&section=any&keyword=keyring

http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/l/linuxmint-keyring/linuxmint-keyring_2022.06.21_all.deb

dpkg -i   inuxmint-keyring/linuxmint-keyring_2022.06.21_all.deb

apt install -f 

or   install gnupg as error says

 linuxmint-keyring depends on gnupg (>= 1.0.6-4); however:
  Package gnupg is not installed.

 

apt upgrade 

it deleted something important while installing base-files and nothing ran 

exit chroot and run

sudo debootstrap  --variant=minbase noble /mnt http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

fixed....sighs

df -h /

/dev/nvme0n1p3   40G  151M   39G   1% /
 

 

apt install bash-completion neofetch nnn

.  /etc/bash_completion

 

 package groups formint 

mint-meta-core

Need to get 369 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1508 MB of additional disk space will be used.

 mint-meta-xfce

needs backport enabled for xfce4-xapp-status-plugin 

cat sources.list

deb http://packages.linuxmint.com  wilma main upstream import backport 

Need to get 392 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1602 MB of additional disk space will be used.

mint-meta-cinnamon

Need to get 444 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1698 MB of additional disk space will be used.

 

mint-meta-mate

Need to get 470 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1994 MB of additional disk space will be used.

doesnt have kernel and drivers yet