# Install packages source to chroot environment

Install your package binaries to the chroot directory to test in isolated an environment. This guide has you install a minimal Ubuntu `focal` distribution in the chroot directory where you can install programs and run processes in an isolated space.

### Install dependencies

```
sudo apt-get install debootstrap
```

### Create directory were to install chroot

```
mkdir ./chroot
```

### Create chroot environment

```
sudo debootstrap focal ./chroot/
```

### Mount required filesystems based on the requirements

```
sudo mount --bind /sys  ./chroot/sys/
sudo mount --bind /dev  ./chroot/dev/
sudo mount --bind /proc ./chroot/proc/
```

### Do Make install the source to chroot

```
make install DESTDIR=./chroot/
```

### Run your program in chroot environment

```
sudo chroot ./chroot/ <user-program>
```

### Explore the chroot environment

```
sudo chroot ./chroot/ bash
```

### Reference

<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BasicChroot/\\>
<https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/use-chroot-for-testing-on-ubuntu/\\>
<https://askubuntu.com/questions/105840/install-program-from-source-to-chroot-env/><br>


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