root@ubuntu:~# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt root@ubuntu:~# chroot /mnt/ root@ubuntu:/# apt-get update Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release.gpg [189B] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy Release Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates Release [30.9kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Sources Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main Packages [39.0kB] Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted Packages [14B] Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main Sources [18.6kB] Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted Sources [14B] Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security Release.gpg [189B] Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security Release [27.0kB] Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main Packages [60.6kB] Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted Packages [4458B] Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main Sources [17.5kB] Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted Sources [960B] Fetched 199kB in 6s (30.5kB/s) Reading package lists... Done root@ubuntu:/# apt-get install initrd-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: cramfsprogs The following NEW packages will be installed: cramfsprogs initrd-tools 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 51.9kB of archives. After unpacking 274kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main cramfsprogs 1.1-6 [20.9kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main initrd-tools 0.1.78ubuntu2 [31.0kB] Fetched 51.9kB in 1s (45.6kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package cramfsprogs. (Reading database ... 41658 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking cramfsprogs (from .../cramfsprogs_1.1-6_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package initrd-tools. Unpacking initrd-tools (from .../initrd-tools_0.1.78ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Setting up cramfsprogs (1.1-6) ... Setting up initrd-tools (0.1.78ubuntu2) ... wc: /proc/swaps: No such file or directory tail: cannot open `/proc/swaps' for reading: No such file or directory