On 2024-08-15 12:59:27 -0400 (-0400), Noah Meyerhans wrote: [...] > The generic image installs the standard Debian kernel and, as > such, supports all the same hardware as the rest of Debian. > There's no need for customization to make basic things like CD-ROM > drives work there. > > The "genericcloud" images are different. Those images are > identical to the generic images, *except* that they install the > "cloud" kernel build. The cloud kernel is the one that leaves out > many drivers and is primarily targeted at Azure and AWS. My > recommendation to most people is to use this image if it works for > them, but swap in the generic image if they need drivers that it > does not provide. [...]
Makes sense, I must admit I was conflating the two. I'd been using "genericcloud" cloud images in OpenStack-based public clouds in the past, but will switch to the "generic" cloud images since it sounds like those are better suited kernel-wise (for trixie the qcow2 size is only about a 25% increase at the moment). Thanks for the clarification! -- Jeremy Stanley
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