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 `sudo debootstrap stable {{path/to/debian-root/}} http://deb.debian.org/debian`
 
+- Create a minimal system including only required packages:
+
+`sudo debootstrap --variant=minbase stable {{path/to/debian-root/}}`
+
 - Create an Ubuntu 20.04 system inside the `focal-root` directory with a local mirror:
 
 `sudo debootstrap focal {{path/to/focal-root/}} {{file:///path/to/mirror/}}`