madworx/docker-debian-archive

Docker images for old (archived) Debian releases

docker-debian-archive's Issues

status of builds

• make a new build of images give error due assumed last base boostrap is stretch fixed at c5b4132
• boostrap a etch or squeeze new image give error of chroot command with base password package
• boostrap a lenny new image just segfaults : https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2009/08/msg00074.html workaround is clean the fstab
• boostrap a new strech image is good, but gives error due dependency of "shellcheck" (missing package apart of docker) SOLUTION: apt-get install docker.io shellcheck

change to cdebootstrap solves many issues

• it solves the error of #6 for most older images..
• allows to build to different architecture rather than the host

--- a/build-archived-debian-image.sh
+++ b/build-archived-debian-image.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fi
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y debootstrap
+    apt-get install -y cdebootstrap
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/bash", "-c" ]
 EOF
 
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ EOF
            --cidfile=cif \
            debian-archived-builder \
            "mkdir '/debian-${DIST}' \
-           && debootstrap --verbose --no-check-gpg --no-check-certificate \
-           '${DIST}' '/debian-${DIST}' \
+           && cdebootstrap --verbose --allow-unauthenticated --exclude=exim4\
+           'Debian/${DIST}' '/debian-${DIST}' \
            '${DEBIAN_MIRROR}'"
 
     STAGE1_ID="$(cat cif ; rm cif)"

due seems author dont have so much interest i make a new repo for new build process and upload new docker archive debian images into VenenuX

status of the project

i proposed a Merge request for including stretch into, #4 but noted you dont updated since 2020

what is the proposed target of those images? cos i am still using for specific but already working thing those older verisons.. and still works perfectly in older devices.. like Magallanes laptops.. (that cannot move recent kernels)

i am also planing to provide status support for those but i need more information

• about how are offered for the public, there is a docker images available in docker hub? are those working prefectly? do you tested?
• are you planned to continue it? if not due lack of time i could continue supporting since i already used those releases daily, inclusivelly i made packages for..

in case you are insterested for contribution, due lack of time or interest .. we will make our own repository in VenenuX organization.. but is you are interested.. we could just move to and make it officially