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+DESCRIPTION = "A basic OpenBMC image with no features enabled."
+
+IMAGE_LINGUAS = ""
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+
+inherit obmc-phosphor-image
+
+# The /etc/version file is misleading and not useful.  Remove it.
+# Users should instead rely on /etc/os-release.
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "remove_etc_version ; "
+
+# Disable the pager to prevent systemd injecting control characters into the
+# output stream that are not interpreted by busybox tools.
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += "disable_systemd_pager ; "