[HC4] Difference between dedicated images and manual installation on top of minimal

[revilodroid]

Hi,

 

I'm curious, is there any qualitative difference between the dedicated application images and the Minimal image followed by a "normal" manual installation of the given application? For example OpenMediaVault (OMV) which comes with tailored installation instructions for Armbian. IOW, does the dedicated application image "only " take care of the OMV installation for you, or is there more to it which I might miss when installing OMV myself (on top of the minimal image)?

 

Thanks!

[Igor]

13 hours ago, revilodroid said:

is there any qualitative difference between the dedicated application images and the Minimal image followed by a "normal" manual installation

 

From Armbian perspective, application image is minimal + official way of installing things. 

 

This is how we do it:

https://github.com/armbian/os/blob/main/userpatches/extensions/omv.sh

This is what they do:
https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/blob/master/preinstall

https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/blob/master/install

 

Some things in this long config are doubled, some deprecated, some makes no sense. I don't think we need to deal with all that. If you can access OMV via WEB interface and if you can upgrade it, that's about it. 

[revilodroid]

Thanks for the quick response Igor.

 

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Some things in this long config are doubled, some deprecated, some makes no sense. I don't think we need to deal with all that.

• Can you share some more details about the specifics things you mean? My aim is to be as compatible as possible, with Armbian and OMV.
• This sounds like your clear recommendation is to use your dedicated application image as the optimal choice. Is that correct?

 

Thank you!