---
name: "SystemInstaller::Package::Deboot"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "systeminstaller"
version: "1.04-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SystemInstaller::Package::Deboot"
---

# SystemInstaller::Package::Deboot(3pm)

Debian packaging for SystemInstaller

## NAME

SystemInstaller::Package::Deb - Debian packaging for SystemInstaller

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use SystemInstaller::Package::Deb;
```

```
 $Pinfo{PTYPES}{Deb}=   "<list of Debian packages>";
 $Pinfo{root}=          "<image root location>";
 $Pinfo{arch}=          "<image architecture>";
```

```
 if ( SystemInstaller::Package::Deb->check_files(\%Pinfo) ) {
        print "files missing\n";
 }
 if ( SystemInstaller::Package::Deb->install(\%Pinfo) ) {
        print "install failed\n";
 }
```

## DESCRIPTION

SystemInstaller::Package::Deb provides the specific functions for SystemInstaller to install debian packages.

It reads the package list from `$Pinfo`{PTYPES}{Deb} and based on the information there, checks and installs the packages.

## FUNCTIONS

check\_files(\\%Pinfo)

```
       Checks that the .deb files exist, and attempts to clear up any
       ambiguity over the actual full filename.  It references the
       following elements from the %Pinfo structure:
```

```
              $Pinfo{arch}              architecture
              $Pinfo{location}  package file location
        $Pinfo{PTYPES}{Deb}     list of .deb packages to check
```

```
       It creates the following lists:
              $Pinfo{PFILES}{Deb}       list of full filenames.
              $Pinfo{MISSING}   list of missing .deb packages.
```

install(\\%Pinfo)

```
     Installs the packages. It references the following elements of
     the %Pinfo structure.
```

```
        $Pinfo{location}        package file location
        $Pinfo{root}    The image root to install to
        $Pinfo{PFILES}{Deb}  list of .deb filenames to install
```

```
     The install function must be run with the full powers of root,
     since installed files must be given the proper ownerships and
     permissions.  Also, for debian packaging a successful chroot()
     system call must be made in order to properly install packages.
```

## AUTHOR

Vasilios Hoffman \<greekboy@users.sourceforge.net\>

## SEE ALSO

SystemInstaller::Package