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FreeBSD mkimg adds support for stream-optimized VMDK formats

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The FreeBSD operating system's mkimg utility has been updated to include support for stream-optimized Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) formats. This enhancement allows for more efficient creation of virtual machine images, particularly for cloud environments like AWS. The update includes modifications to the base system and its documentation, with specific references to the mkimg(1) manual page. AI

IMPACT Minor improvement for VM image creation in cloud environments.

RANK_REASON Update to a utility for creating virtual machine disk images.

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FreeBSD mkimg adds support for stream-optimized VMDK formats

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    FreeBSD mkimg: Add support for stream-optimized VMDK < https:// freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/commi t/9a0b9a23e0bb691034a019edea756377509d0a98 > – base. < https:// f

    FreeBSD mkimg: Add support for stream-optimized VMDK < https:// freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/commi t/9a0b9a23e0bb691034a019edea756377509d0a98 > – base. < https:// freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/commi t/88017d32745ef24d662db826fe475d8a20d290a6 > – documentation in base. mkimg(1) manual page…

    LINKS freshbsd.org/…/9a0b9a23e0bb691034a019edea… freshbsd.org/…/88017d32745ef24d662db826fe… man.freebsd.org/…/man.cgi man.freebsd.org/…/man.cgi

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