schroot

Run a command or start an interactive shell with a different root directory. More customizable than chroot. More information: https://wiki.debian.org/Schroot.

• List available chroots:

schroot --list

• Run a command in a specific chroot:

schroot --chroot chroot command

• Run a command with options in a specific chroot:

schroot --chroot chroot command -- command_options

• Run a command in all available chroots:

schroot --all command

• Start an interactive shell within a specific chroot as a specific user:

schroot --chroot chroot --user user

• Begin a new session (a unique session ID is returned on stdout):

schroot --begin-session --chroot chroot

• Connect to an existing session:

schroot --run-session --chroot session_id

• End an existing session:

schroot --end-session --chroot session_id