The new images we will release we have further decoupled the futurebit specific OS bits from the underlying Ubuntu system, so you will be able to freely update it and install whatever you wish without fear of bricking it.
How about releasing the 'Futurebit specific OS bits' as a debian package or something like that?
Maybe even different packages:
- apollo-miner
- apollo-btc-core
- apollo-webgui
- apollo-lightning
So that you can install just what you want / need. And be able to add packages down the line. For instance one may want to just start off mining but then later realize a full node would be useful to them.