Ubuntu Precise template creation - Revision history

Ilya Evseev: Disabled services added/fixed.

2016-02-16T14:40:56Z

Disabled services added/fixed.

2014-12-17T05:26:21Z

Minimal /etc/default/locale added.

2014-09-30T04:06:31Z

dma.conf syntax

2014-08-29T21:07:35Z

bugfix dirname

2014-08-29T20:57:03Z

debootstrap dir: $ARCH suffix added.

2014-08-29T20:53:28Z

64-bit mode added.

2014-08-20T15:01:36Z

Undo invalid non-multiline patch for rsyslog.d/50-default.conf because /dev/xconsole exists and can be used normally.

2014-07-22T15:35:00Z

"First steps after creation" section added.

2014-07-22T15:22:03Z

Bugfix CT creation; rejustify setup part.

2014-07-22T15:09:56Z

Trusty details moved from bottom to head.

@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 Disable hardware-related configs:
-  sed -i.orig -e 's,^#!.*,#!/bin/true,'                        /etc/init.d/ondemand
+  Disable() {
- sed -i.orig -e 's,\(.* | \)\(sysctl .*\),\1 /bin/true \2,'   /etc/init/procps.conf
+    local f="/etc/init/$1.conf"
- sed -i.orig -e 's,^console output,, ; s,^env INIT_VERBOSE,,' /etc/init/rc.conf
+    local o="/etc/init/$1.override"
- sed -i.orig -e 's/^\$ModLoad imklog/## \$ModLoad imklog/g'   /etc/rsyslog.conf
+    test -s "$o" && grep -qw "^manual" "$o" && return
+    :
-  mkdir /root/etc_init_console_tty
+  Disable ondemand
-  mv /etc/init/console* /etc/init/tty* /root/etc_init_console_tty
+ Disable setvtrgb
 Cleanup and leave chroot:
   find /var/cache/apt /var/lib/apt/lists -type f -delete
   exit

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
   locale-gen ru_RU.UTF-8
   locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
 Configure packages:

@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
   echo $NAME > /etc/mailname
   echo '
   SMARTHOST 192.0.2.2
   DBOUNCEPROG dbounce-simple-safecat
@@ Line 60: / Line 61: @@
+    :
   DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends dma bsd-mailx safecat
 Disable hardware-related configs:

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
   cd /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts && ln -s gutsy trusty && cd -
   debootstrap --arch $ARCH $DIST /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME-$ARCH http://$COUNTRY.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
-  chroot /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME
+  chroot /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME-$ARCH
 Note: Debootstrap can miss Trusty profile (as in Debian Wheezy), so you should create it manually as seen above.

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
   apt-get -y install debootstrap
   cd /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts && ln -s gutsy trusty && cd -
-  debootstrap --arch $ARCH $DIST /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME http://$COUNTRY.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
+  debootstrap --arch $ARCH $DIST /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME-$ARCH http://$COUNTRY.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
   chroot /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME
@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
   rm -f   /var/lib/vz/template/cache/ubuntu-$TMPL.tar.gz &&
-  tar czf /var/lib/vz/template/cache/ubuntu-$TMPL.tar.gz --numeric-owner -C /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME .
+  tar czf /var/lib/vz/template/cache/ubuntu-$TMPL.tar.gz --numeric-owner -C /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME-$ARCH .
 == How to create CT from template ==

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
   export NAME="ubuntu1404"
   TMPL="14.04-x86"
 == Prepare directory ==

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 Common part:
   ARCH="i386"
   export COUNTRY="de"
 For 12.04 (Precise Pangolin):
   export DIST="precise"
   export NAME="ubuntu1204"
@@ Line 17: / Line 15: @@
 For 14.04 (Trusty Tahr):
   export DIST="trusty"
   export NAME="ubuntu1404"
@@ Line 87: / Line 84: @@
   vzctl create $ID --ostemplate ubuntu-$TMPL --hostname … --name … --layout simfs
   vzctl set $ID --save --onboot yes --nameserver 192.0.2.2 --ipadd 192.0.2.$ID

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 * Templates: Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) and 14.04 (Trusty Tahr).
-== Setup variables ==
+== Setup variables for 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) ==
   ARCH="i386"
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
   export COUNTRY="de"
   TMPL="12.04-x86"
 == Prepare directory ==
   apt-get -y install debootstrap
   debootstrap --arch $ARCH $DIST /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME http://$COUNTRY.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
   chroot /var/lib/vz/template/$NAME
 == Steps in chroot ==
@@ Line 73: / Line 84: @@
   vzctl create $ID --ostemplate ubuntu-12.04-x86 --hostname … --name … --layout simfs
   vzctl set $ID --save --onboot yes --nameserver 192.0.2.2 --ipadd 192.0.2.$ID