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virt-bootstrap is a tool providing an easy way to setup the root
file system for libvirt-based containers.

It allows to use either a tarball containing the file system or
an image on a docker registry and unpacks it either as a folder
or in a qcow2 image with backing chains to mimic the docker layers.

Dependencies
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 * python 2 or 3
 * skopeo
 * virt-sandbox
 * libguestfs

Hacking
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To test changes without installing the package in your machine,
use the run script. For example to run virt-bootstrap, use a command
like the following one:

    ./run src/virtBootstrap/virt_bootstrap.py --help