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Move several parts of the "install_test_deps.sh" script into the more standard bindep.txt. This list is intentionally restricted as a first step. Developer documentation is updated to use bindep and clarified slightly. Change-Id: I7520902dc324d920a0c7c44a2d35fe49f9b05614
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Installation
If your distribution does not provide packages, you should install
diskimage-builder via pip, mostly likely in a
virtualenv to keep it separate. For details, see the
installation section in the dev_install.
Once installed, you will be able to build images
<building_an_image> using disk-image-create
and the elements included in the main diskimage-builder
repository.
Requirements
Most image formats require the qemu-img tool which is
provided by the qemu-utils package on Ubuntu/Debian or the
qemu package on Fedora/RHEL/opensuse/Gentoo.
When generating images with partitions, the kpartx tool
is needed, which is provided by the kpartx package.
Some image formats, such as VHD, may require additional
tools. Please see the disk-image-create help output for
more information.
Individual elements can also have additional dependencies for the build host. It is recommended you check the documentation for each element you are using to determine if there are any additional dependencies. Of particular note is the need for the dev-python/pyyaml package on Gentoo hosts.
Package Installation
On Gentoo you can emerge diskimage-builder directly.
emerge app-emulation/diskimage-builder