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deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free | deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free | ||
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Easy Debian has only a limited amount of disk space, so we'll temporarily create a new place to store the downloaded new packages in MyDocs: | Easy Debian has only a limited amount of disk space, so we'll temporarily create a new place to store the downloaded new packages in MyDocs: | ||
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So, without harming portability, we can increase our image file by 1GB (almost) and then grow the file system to fit it. To increase the image size, first, concatenate 1GB of zeroes onto the end of the file: | So, without harming portability, we can increase our image file by 1GB (almost) and then grow the file system to fit it. To increase the image size, first, concatenate 1GB of zeroes onto the end of the file: | ||
- | <pre>dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count= | + | <pre>dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=1048576 >> /path/to/image.ext3</pre> |
Note that the ">>" is critical here, meaning append the zeroes to the end of the file; accidentally use ">" and you'll overwrite the image. The command will "fail" with an error when you hit 4GB on a FAT32 filesystem, but, don't worry, that's because we hit the maximum file size before we ran out of zeroes. Our image file will still be the desired maximum possible size. Now, we need to unmount and remount the image, in order for the loop mount to pick up the larger "device" that we just created. This is as simple as running the Close Debian script, then restarting Easy Debian via Deb Chroot (or sudo debian). | Note that the ">>" is critical here, meaning append the zeroes to the end of the file; accidentally use ">" and you'll overwrite the image. The command will "fail" with an error when you hit 4GB on a FAT32 filesystem, but, don't worry, that's because we hit the maximum file size before we ran out of zeroes. Our image file will still be the desired maximum possible size. Now, we need to unmount and remount the image, in order for the loop mount to pick up the larger "device" that we just created. This is as simple as running the Close Debian script, then restarting Easy Debian via Deb Chroot (or sudo debian). | ||
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'''end of Example''' | '''end of Example''' | ||
- | This command will add a journal to your ext2 filesystem. It will appear that it waits for your input since it will throw you a colon "''' | + | This command will add a journal to your ext2 filesystem. It will appear that it waits for your input since it will throw you a colon "''':'''". Do not type anything and wait approx. one minute to finish by itself. Close down Easy Debian (it is advisable to close it through it's specific icon named "Close Debian" which will properly close Debian and unmont everything). |
- | + | Then, rename your image file from <image-name>.ext2 to <image-name.ext3>. | |
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After that, edit /home/user/.chroot file by issuing: | After that, edit /home/user/.chroot file by issuing: | ||
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It does no harm at this point to run a filesystem check on the newly created image. You'll also need to make sure that the image is either configured in .chroot or is the first such image in the directory in order for the Easy Debian chroot scripts to pick it up. | It does no harm at this point to run a filesystem check on the newly created image. You'll also need to make sure that the image is either configured in .chroot or is the first such image in the directory in order for the Easy Debian chroot scripts to pick it up. | ||
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