Re: smaller cloud images, raw cloud images

[Ross Vandegrift <rvandegrift@debian.org>]

On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 01:55:31PM +0200, Thomas Lange wrote:
> Here's my list of things that are needed:
> 
> create directory tree using fai dirinstall (using unshare)
> du -s
> create raw image (dd) of size XXX
> Handle MBR/EFI partition
> create partition and fs with minimal size (shell hooks?)
> copy directory tree
> adjust fstab?
> create grub.cfg
> write MBR/EFI info??
> 
> Anything missing?
> 
> I like to discuss some technical details, for e.g. when to run our tests.
> What are pros and cons of implementing this in fai-diskimage or in our
> build script.
> 
> Can we start this discuss during our next IRC meeting?

Of course, we'll kick off with this topic.

Thanks,
Ross