[PUBM-48237] BYOLinux: add more details to image boot mode specs #8459
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If we want to install a Linux distribution on a legacy boot server, our image should support it, the same goes for UEFI. Also, we don't really need to mention GPT/MBR as we create the partitions ourselves, we only mount the QCOW2 image and extract its contents, so let's drop this line.
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[PUBM-48237] BYOLinux: add more details to image boot mode specs
If we want to install a Linux distribution on a legacy boot server, our
image should support it, the same goes for UEFI.
Also, we don't really need to mention GPT/MBR as we create the
partitions ourselves, we only mount the QCOW2 image and extract its
contents, so let's drop this line.
And use "boot mode" instead of "boot type" to match
https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=%2Fdedicated%2Fserver&branch=v1#get-/dedicated/server/-serviceName-/specifications/hardware's
return.
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