diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cb38b0..e9c07d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ Sets the repo to: 	"devuan"
 Sets the mirror to: 	"pkgmaster.devian.org/merged"
 Sets the include:	"inetutils-ping,iproute2"
 
+Calls docker-brew-debian/update.sh which calls ../bin/mkimage.sh with:
+mkimage.sh --dir . --compression xz debootstrap --variant=minbase --components=main --include=inetutils-ping,iproute2 --force-check-gpg jessie http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged
+ 
+which calls ../bin/mkimage/debootstrap
+
+
 change-mkimage-link.sh 
 
 When we pulling in from upstream the symlink pointed to the maintainers home directory so we had to change the symlink to the local copy of mkimage.sh.
@@ -25,8 +31,16 @@ Since the project has been archived we have those files in this repo under bin.
 
 
 clean-devuan.sh
+Clears docker-brew-devuan latest repo mirror and reduces components to only main
+
 copy-in-dockerfiles.sh
 copy-out-dockerfiles.sh
 fetch-bfg.sh
 git-prune.files
 
+
+We want to add the dbootstrap for foreign archictectures with:
+
+sudo debootstrap --foreign --arch=armhf jessie jessie-armhf
+
+Note the --foreign option that prevents debootstrap from running the second stage as this needs to be run in a chroot and thus cannot run without further magic on our Intel development machine. 
diff --git a/bin/mkimage.sh b/bin/mkimage.sh
index 13298c8..b3d43c1 100755
--- a/bin/mkimage.sh
+++ b/bin/mkimage.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ mkimg="$(basename "$0")"
 
 usage() {
 	echo >&2 "usage: $mkimg [-d dir] [-t tag] [--compression algo| --no-compression] script [script-args]"
-	echo >&2 "   ie: $mkimg -t someuser/debian debootstrap --variant=minbase jessie"
+	echo >&2 "   ie: $mkimg -t someuser/debian debootstrap --variant=minbase buster"
 	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/ubuntu debootstrap --include=ubuntu-minimal --components=main,universe trusty"
 	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/busybox busybox-static"
 	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/centos:5 rinse --distribution centos-5"
 	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/mageia:4 mageia-urpmi --version=4"
 	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/mageia:4 mageia-urpmi --version=4 --mirror=http://somemirror/"
-	echo >&2 "       $mkimg -t someuser/solaris solaris" 
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -20,13 +19,6 @@ scriptDir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")/mkimage"
 os=
 os=$(uname -o)
 
-# set up path to gnu tools if solaris
-[[ $os == "Solaris" ]] && export PATH=/usr/gnu/bin:$PATH 
-# TODO check for gnu-tar, gnu-getopt
-
-# TODO requires root/sudo due to some pkg operations. sigh.
-[[ $os == "Solaris" && $EUID != "0" ]] && echo >&2 "image create on Solaris requires superuser privilege"
-
 optTemp=$(getopt --options '+d:t:c:hC' --longoptions 'dir:,tag:,compression:,no-compression,help' --name "$mkimg" -- "$@")
 eval set -- "$optTemp"
 unset optTemp
@@ -36,12 +28,27 @@ tag=
 compression="auto"
 while true; do
 	case "$1" in
-		-d|--dir) dir="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
-		-t|--tag) tag="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
-		--compression)    compression="$2"   ; shift 2 ;;
-		--no-compression) compression="none" ; shift 1 ;;
-		-h|--help) usage ;;
-		--) shift ; break ;;
+		-d | --dir)
+			dir="$2"
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		-t | --tag)
+			tag="$2"
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		--compression)
+			compression="$2"
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		--no-compression)
+			compression="none"
+			shift 1
+			;;
+		-h | --help) usage ;;
+		--)
+			shift
+			break
+			;;
 	esac
 done
 
@@ -49,9 +56,8 @@ script="$1"
 [ "$script" ] || usage
 shift
 
-if [ "$compression" == 'auto' ] || [ -z "$compression" ]
-then
-    compression='xz'
+if [ "$compression" == 'auto' ] || [ -z "$compression" ]; then
+	compression='xz'
 fi
 
 [ "$compression" == 'none' ] && compression=''
@@ -76,7 +82,10 @@ if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
 fi
 
 rootfsDir="$dir/rootfs"
-( set -x; mkdir -p "$rootfsDir" )
+(
+	set -x
+	mkdir -p "$rootfsDir"
+)
 
 # pass all remaining arguments to $script
 "$scriptDir/$script" "$rootfsDir" "$@"
@@ -87,7 +96,7 @@ mkdir -p "$rootfsDir/dev" "$rootfsDir/proc"
 
 # make sure /etc/resolv.conf has something useful in it
 mkdir -p "$rootfsDir/etc"
-cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/resolv.conf" <<'EOF'
+cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/resolv.conf" << 'EOF'
 nameserver 8.8.8.8
 nameserver 8.8.4.4
 EOF
@@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ touch "$tarFile"
 )
 
 echo >&2 "+ cat > '$dir/Dockerfile'"
-cat > "$dir/Dockerfile" <<EOF
+cat > "$dir/Dockerfile" << EOF
 FROM scratch
 ADD $(basename "$tarFile") /
 EOF
@@ -109,20 +118,35 @@ EOF
 # if our generated image has a decent shell, let's set a default command
 for shell in /bin/bash /usr/bin/fish /usr/bin/zsh /bin/sh; do
 	if [ -x "$rootfsDir/$shell" ]; then
-		( set -x; echo 'CMD ["'"$shell"'"]' >> "$dir/Dockerfile" )
+		(
+			set -x
+			echo 'CMD ["'"$shell"'"]' >> "$dir/Dockerfile"
+		)
 		break
 	fi
 done
 
-( set -x; rm -rf "$rootfsDir" )
+(
+	set -x
+	rm -rf "$rootfsDir"
+)
 
 if [ "$tag" ]; then
-	( set -x; docker build -t "$tag" "$dir" )
+	(
+		set -x
+		docker build -t "$tag" "$dir"
+	)
 elif [ "$delDir" ]; then
 	# if we didn't specify a tag and we're going to delete our dir, let's just build an untagged image so that we did _something_
-	( set -x; docker build "$dir" )
+	(
+		set -x
+		docker build "$dir"
+	)
 fi
 
 if [ "$delDir" ]; then
-	( set -x; rm -rf "$dir" )
+	(
+		set -x
+		rm -rf "$dir"
+	)
 fi
diff --git a/bin/mkimage/busybox-static b/bin/mkimage/busybox-static
index e15322b..acaca38 100755
--- a/bin/mkimage/busybox-static
+++ b/bin/mkimage/busybox-static
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 rootfsDir="$1"
 shift
 
-busybox="$(which busybox 2>/dev/null || true)"
+busybox="$(which busybox 2> /dev/null || true)"
 if [ -z "$busybox" ]; then
 	echo >&2 'error: busybox: not found'
 	echo >&2 '  install it with your distribution "busybox-static" package'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cp "$busybox" "$rootfsDir/bin/busybox"
 	cd "$rootfsDir"
 
 	IFS=$'\n'
-	modules=( $(bin/busybox --list-modules) )
+	modules=($(bin/busybox --list-modules))
 	unset IFS
 
 	for module in "${modules[@]}"; do
diff --git a/bin/mkimage/debootstrap b/bin/mkimage/debootstrap
index 87dc21a..bc7cf0c 100755
--- a/bin/mkimage/debootstrap
+++ b/bin/mkimage/debootstrap
@@ -1,22 +1,47 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+mkimgdeb="$(basename "$0")"
+mkimg="$(dirname "$0").sh"
+
+usage() {
+	echo >&2 "usage: $mkimgdeb rootfsDir suite [debootstrap-args]"
+	echo >&2 " note: $mkimgdeb meant to be used from $mkimg"
+	exit 1
+}
+
 rootfsDir="$1"
+if [ -z "$rootfsDir" ]; then
+	echo >&2 "error: rootfsDir is missing"
+	echo >&2
+	usage
+fi
 shift
 
 # we have to do a little fancy footwork to make sure "rootfsDir" becomes the second non-option argument to debootstrap
 
 before=()
 while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [[ "$1" == -* ]]; do
-	before+=( "$1" )
+	before+=("$1")
 	shift
 done
 
 suite="$1"
+if [ -z "$suite" ]; then
+	echo >&2 "error: suite is missing"
+	echo >&2
+	usage
+fi
 shift
 
 # get path to "chroot" in our current PATH
-chrootPath="$(type -P chroot)"
+chrootPath="$(type -P chroot || :)"
+if [ -z "$chrootPath" ]; then
+	echo >&2 "error: chroot not found. Are you root?"
+	echo >&2
+	usage
+fi
+
 rootfs_chroot() {
 	# "chroot" doesn't set PATH, so we need to set it explicitly to something our new debootstrap chroot can use appropriately!
 
@@ -37,7 +62,7 @@ rootfs_chroot() {
 
 # prevent init scripts from running during install/update
 echo >&2 "+ echo exit 101 > '$rootfsDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d'"
-cat > "$rootfsDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d" <<-'EOF'
+cat > "$rootfsDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d" <<- 'EOF'
 	#!/bin/sh
 
 	# For most Docker users, "apt-get install" only happens during "docker build",
@@ -57,7 +82,10 @@ chmod +x "$rootfsDir/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d"
 )
 
 # shrink a little, since apt makes us cache-fat (wheezy: ~157.5MB vs ~120MB)
-( set -x; rootfs_chroot apt-get clean )
+(
+	set -x
+	rootfs_chroot apt-get clean
+)
 
 # this file is one APT creates to make sure we don't "autoremove" our currently
 # in-use kernel, which doesn't really apply to debootstraps/Docker images that
@@ -68,7 +96,7 @@ rm -f "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove-kernels"
 if strings "$rootfsDir/usr/bin/dpkg" | grep -q unsafe-io; then
 	# force dpkg not to call sync() after package extraction (speeding up installs)
 	echo >&2 "+ echo force-unsafe-io > '$rootfsDir/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker-apt-speedup'"
-	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker-apt-speedup" <<-'EOF'
+	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/docker-apt-speedup" <<- 'EOF'
 		# For most Docker users, package installs happen during "docker build", which
 		# doesn't survive power loss and gets restarted clean afterwards anyhow, so
 		# this minor tweak gives us a nice speedup (much nicer on spinning disks,
@@ -82,7 +110,7 @@ if [ -d "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d" ]; then
 	# _keep_ us lean by effectively running "apt-get clean" after every install
 	aptGetClean='"rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*.deb /var/cache/apt/*.bin || true";'
 	echo >&2 "+ cat > '$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean'"
-	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean" <<-EOF
+	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean" <<- EOF
 		# Since for most Docker users, package installs happen in "docker build" steps,
 		# they essentially become individual layers due to the way Docker handles
 		# layering, especially using CoW filesystems.  What this means for us is that
@@ -106,7 +134,7 @@ if [ -d "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d" ]; then
 
 	# remove apt-cache translations for fast "apt-get update"
 	echo >&2 "+ echo Acquire::Languages 'none' > '$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-no-languages'"
-	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-no-languages" <<-'EOF'
+	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-no-languages" <<- 'EOF'
 		# In Docker, we don't often need the "Translations" files, so we're just wasting
 		# time and space by downloading them, and this inhibits that.  For users that do
 		# need them, it's a simple matter to delete this file and "apt-get update". :)
@@ -115,7 +143,7 @@ if [ -d "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d" ]; then
 	EOF
 
 	echo >&2 "+ echo Acquire::GzipIndexes 'true' > '$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-gzip-indexes'"
-	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-gzip-indexes" <<-'EOF'
+	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-gzip-indexes" <<- 'EOF'
 		# Since Docker users using "RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ..." in
 		# their Dockerfiles don't go delete the lists files afterwards, we want them to
 		# be as small as possible on-disk, so we explicitly request "gz" versions and
@@ -131,7 +159,7 @@ if [ -d "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d" ]; then
 
 	# update "autoremove" configuration to be aggressive about removing suggests deps that weren't manually installed
 	echo >&2 "+ echo Apt::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant 'false' > '$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-autoremove-suggests'"
-	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-autoremove-suggests" <<-'EOF'
+	cat > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-autoremove-suggests" <<- 'EOF'
 		# Since Docker users are looking for the smallest possible final images, the
 		# following emerges as a very common pattern:
 
@@ -168,7 +196,7 @@ if [ -z "$DONT_TOUCH_SOURCES_LIST" ]; then
 	case "$lsbDist" in
 		debian)
 			# updates and security!
-			if [ "$suite" != 'sid' -a "$suite" != 'unstable' ]; then
+			if curl -o /dev/null -s --head --location --fail "http://security.debian.org/dists/$suite/updates/main/binary-$(rootfs_chroot dpkg --print-architecture)/Packages.gz"; then
 				(
 					set -x
 					sed -i "
@@ -193,12 +221,12 @@ if [ -z "$DONT_TOUCH_SOURCES_LIST" ]; then
 			elif [ "$suite" != 'ceres' -a "$suite" != 'unstable' ]; then
 				(
 					set -x
-                                        echo "deb http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite main" > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-                                        echo "deb-src http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-                                        echo "deb http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite-updates main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-                                        echo "deb-src http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite-updates main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-                                        echo "deb http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite-security main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
-                                        echo "deb-src http://auto.mirrors.devuan.org/merged $suite-security main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite main" > "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb-src http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite-updates main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb-src http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite-updates main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite-security main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
+                                        echo "deb-src http://deb.devuan.org/merged $suite-security main" >> "$rootfsDir/etc/apt/sources.list"
 				)
 			fi
 			;;
diff --git a/bin/mkimage/febootstrap-minimize b/bin/mkimage/febootstrap-minimize
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7749e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/mkimage/febootstrap-minimize
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+rootfsDir="$1"
+shift
+
+(
+	cd "$rootfsDir"
+
+	# effectively: febootstrap-minimize --keep-zoneinfo --keep-rpmdb --keep-services "$target"
+	#  locales
+	rm -rf usr/{{lib,share}/locale,{lib,lib64}/gconv,bin/localedef,sbin/build-locale-archive}
+	#  docs and man pages
+	rm -rf usr/share/{man,doc,info,gnome/help}
+	#  cracklib
+	rm -rf usr/share/cracklib
+	#  i18n
+	rm -rf usr/share/i18n
+	#  yum cache
+	rm -rf var/cache/yum
+	mkdir -p --mode=0755 var/cache/yum
+	#  sln
+	rm -rf sbin/sln
+	#  ldconfig
+	#rm -rf sbin/ldconfig
+	rm -rf etc/ld.so.cache var/cache/ldconfig
+	mkdir -p --mode=0755 var/cache/ldconfig
+)
diff --git a/bin/mkimage/mageia-urpmi b/bin/mkimage/mageia-urpmi
index 93fb289..d9e88ec 100755
--- a/bin/mkimage/mageia-urpmi
+++ b/bin/mkimage/mageia-urpmi
@@ -20,9 +20,18 @@ installversion=
 mirror=
 while true; do
 	case "$1" in
-		-v|--version) installversion="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
-		-m|--mirror) mirror="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
-		--) shift ; break ;;
+		-v | --version)
+			installversion="$2"
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		-m | --mirror)
+			mirror="$2"
+			shift 2
+			;;
+		--)
+			shift
+			break
+			;;
 	esac
 done