diff --git a/hacking/arch_bootstrap.sh b/hacking/arch_bootstrap.sh
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index 00000000..0472bf3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hacking/arch_bootstrap.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+fakeroot pacman -r $(pwd -P)/preos -Syu --noconfirm --cachedir $(pwd -P)/preos/var/cache/pacman base 
+
diff --git a/hacking/debian_bootstrap.sh b/hacking/debian_bootstrap.sh
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index 00000000..75628116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hacking/debian_bootstrap.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+fakeroot debootstrap jessie ./preos-debootstrap/