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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+#### BASIC IMAGE
+yum install -y wget qemu-img libgcrypt
+cd /tmp
+#wget -q https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/9.4/cloud/x86_64/images/AlmaLinux-9-GenericCloud-latest.x86_64.qcow2
+wget -q https://raw.repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.10/cloud/x86_64/images/AlmaLinux-8-GenericCloud-latest.x86_64.qcow2
+qemu-img convert ./*.qcow2 -O raw /dev/sda
+
+#### CUSTOM KERNEL WITH RECENT XFS SUPPORT
+rpm --import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
+yum install -y https://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-8.el8.elrepo.noarch.rpm
+yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=elrepo-kernel --enablerepo=elrepo-testing -y install kernel-ml
+grub2-set-default 0
+reboot