Installation on Debian 8 - Revision history

Narcisgarcia: /* Download OS templates */ ctcreate to ctctl

2020-01-28T09:25:51Z

‎Download OS templates: ctcreate to ctctl

2020-01-28T09:25:02Z

‎Download OS templates

2020-01-23T15:07:21Z

--autoremove

2017-12-28T08:50:13Z

‎Download OS templates: ctcreate

2017-10-07T11:24:33Z

‎Install packages: VarLock: it only was a Devuan issue

2017-10-07T10:47:22Z

‎Install packages: Patch VarLock directory creation

2017-10-06T12:15:15Z

‎Set OpenVZ as default to boot

2017-07-15T09:22:40Z

avoid-systemd Devuan style

2017-07-15T08:53:27Z

apt-get

2017-07-15T08:50:16Z

‎Register OVZ updated repository

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 Alternatives:
 * Download precreated template caches from [[Download/template/precreated|Download » Template » Precreated]] or from one of the [https://mirrors.openvz.org/ mirrors]. Put those tarballs '''as-is (no unpacking needed)''' to the <tt>/vz/template/cache/</tt> directory.
-* '''[https://downloads.actiu.net/ctctl/ ctctl]''' to create Debian (or derivative) container without template (caches it as a local template). This tool manages unprivileged LXC containers too.
+* '''[https://downloads.actiu.net/ctctl/ ctctl]''' helper to create Debian (or derivative) container without template (caches it as a local template). This tool manages unprivileged LXC containers too.
 = Next steps =

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 Alternatives:
 * Download precreated template caches from [[Download/template/precreated|Download » Template » Precreated]] or from one of the [https://mirrors.openvz.org/ mirrors]. Put those tarballs '''as-is (no unpacking needed)''' to the <tt>/vz/template/cache/</tt> directory.
-* '''[https://downloads.actiu.net/ctcreate/ ctcreate]''' to create Debian (or derivative) container without template (caches it as a local template).
+* '''[https://downloads.actiu.net/ctctl/ ctctl]''' to create Debian (or derivative) container without template (caches it as a local template). This tool manages unprivileged LXC containers too.
 = Next steps =

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   # Must boot with SystemV to release Systemd
   sudo reboot
-  sudo apt-get remove systemd
+  sudo apt-get --autoremove remove systemd
   echo -e 'Package: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1\n' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/avoid-systemd
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   Packages="$(aptitude search ~i~nlinux-image- --display-format '%p' | grep -ve 'openvz')"
-  sudo apt-get remove $Packages
+  sudo apt-get --autoremove remove $Packages
 (requires aptitude)

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   sudo vztmpl-dl --gpg-check debian-8.0-x86_64-minimal
-Alternatively, you can also download precreated template caches from [[Download/template/precreated|Download » Template » Precreated]], or from one of the [https://mirrors.openvz.org/ mirrors]. Put those tarballs '''as-is (no unpacking needed)''' to the <tt>/vz/template/cache/</tt> directory.
+Alternatives:
 = Next steps =

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   VE_STOP_MODE=stop
-== Patch VarLock directory creation ==
+* Only Devuan: link to be recognised as Debian
-This is necessary to vzeventd works on boot, because it doesn't automatically create VARLOCK directory on startup:
+  if [ -f /etc/devuan_version ] ; then sudo ln -s /etc/devuan_version /etc/debian_version ; fi
 = '''Reboot into OpenVZ kernel''' =

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   sudo apt-get remove $Packages
   sudo apt-get autoremove
 = Download OS templates =

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 '''Only needed for Debian''' (Devuan already works with SystemV by default). '''Warning:''' This operation can make some desktop software to stop working.
-  sudo apt install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
+  sudo apt-get install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
   # Must boot with SystemV to release Systemd
   sudo reboot
-  sudo apt --auto-remove remove systemd
+  sudo apt-get remove systemd
   echo -e 'Package: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1\n' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

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   RepoUrl=http://download.openvz.org/debian
   echo "deb $RepoUrl jessie main" | sudo tee "$RepoFile"
-  echo "#deb $RepoUrl jessie-test main" | sudo tee "$RepoFile"
+  echo "#deb $RepoUrl jessie-test main" | sudo tee -a "$RepoFile"
   echo "deb $RepoUrl wheezy main" | sudo tee -a "$RepoFile"
   wget -qO - http://ftp.openvz.org/debian/archive.key | sudo apt-key add -