rue data-repo=istio>$ istioctl install --set values.global.variant=distroless</code></pre><p>If you are only interested in using distroless images for injected proxy images, you can also use the <code>image.imageType</code> field in <a href=/v1.25/docs/reference/config/networking/proxy-config/#ProxyImage>Proxy Config</a>.
Note the above <code>variant</code> flag will automatically set this for you.</p><h2 id=debugging>Debugging</h2><p>Distroless images are missing all debugging tools (including a shell!).
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