From cec4afac79cf5d83f13ae75e7dc63c831bca0462 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Maier Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:09:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] dev-util/debootstrap: add longdescription Signed-off-by: Matthias Maier --- dev-util/debootstrap/metadata.xml | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/dev-util/debootstrap/metadata.xml b/dev-util/debootstrap/metadata.xml index 41492a48020d5..d0adaf9c63d21 100644 --- a/dev-util/debootstrap/metadata.xml +++ b/dev-util/debootstrap/metadata.xml @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ + + Debootstrap is a tool which will install a Debian base system into + a subdirectory of another, already installed system. It doesn't + require an installation CD, just access to a Debian repository. It + can also be installed and run from another operating system, so, + for instance, you can use debootstrap to install Debian onto an + unused partition from a running Gentoo system. It can also be used + to create a rootfs for a machine of a different architecture, which + is known as "cross-debootstrapping". + tamiko@gentoo.org Matthias Maier