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modify hup to use a boot image and a main image#3874

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hostapp-update -i -b

The idea is that the boot files are in a separated image and are extracted from there directly into a directory.
The rest of hup is the same.

Project: https://balena.fibery.io/Work/Project/Deduplicate-kernel-on-balenaOS-rootfs-2300

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hostapp-update -i <main-image-without-rootfs> -b <boot-image>

The idea is that the boot files are in a separated image and are extracted from there
directly into a directory.
The rest of hup is the same.

Change-type: minor
Signed-off-by: Yann CARDAILLAC <yann.cardaillac@balena.io>
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