diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f54b2f8..4526758 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ output-*
 *.iso
 container.tar
 
+# Image files (large binary artifacts)
+*.img
+*.qcow2
+*.raw
+
+# Large binary files
+bootc-image-builder
 
 # Red Hat source directories (read-only)
 .Red_Hat_Version/
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 25f808c..e631155 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
-FROM debian:bookworm AS builder
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git golang-go libgpgme11-dev libassuan-dev && mkdir -p /build/bib
-COPY bib/go.mod bib/go.sum /build/bib/
-ARG GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
-RUN go env -w GOPROXY=$GOPROXY
-RUN cd /build/bib && go mod download
-# Copy the entire dir to avoid having to conditionally include ".git" as that
-# will not be available when tests are run under tmt
-COPY . /build
-WORKDIR /build
-RUN ./build.sh
+FROM debian:trixie
 
-FROM debian:bookworm
-# Install osbuild and dependencies
+# Install core system tools
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    curl \
+    wget \
+    ca-certificates \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install image building dependencies
 COPY ./package-requires.txt .
 RUN apt-get update && grep -vE '^#' package-requires.txt | xargs apt-get install -y && rm -f package-requires.txt && apt-get clean
-COPY --from=builder /build/bin/* /usr/bin/
+
+# Copy our simplified bootc-image-builder script
+COPY scripts/bootc-image-builder.sh /usr/bin/bootc-image-builder
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/bootc-image-builder
+
+# Copy data files
 COPY bib/data /usr/share/bootc-image-builder
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/bootc-image-builder"]
 VOLUME /output
 WORKDIR /output
 VOLUME /store
-VOLUME /rpmmd
 VOLUME /var/lib/containers/storage
 
-LABEL description="This tools allows to build and deploy disk-images from bootc container inputs."
-LABEL io.k8s.description="This tools allows to build and deploy disk-images from bootc container inputs."
-LABEL io.k8s.display-name="Debian Bootc Image Builder"
-LABEL io.openshift.tags="base debian-bookworm"
-LABEL summary="A container to create disk-images from bootc container inputs"
+LABEL description="Simplified Debian bootc-image-builder for container-to-disk conversion"
+LABEL io.k8s.description="Simplified Debian bootc-image-builder for container-to-disk conversion"
+LABEL io.k8s.display-name="Debian Bootc Image Builder (Simplified)"
+LABEL io.openshift.tags="base debian-trixie"
+LABEL summary="A simplified container to create disk-images from bootc container inputs using native Debian tools"
diff --git a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
index 9011315..850c3cb 100644
--- a/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
+++ b/bib/cmd/bootc-image-builder/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/particle-os/debian-bootc-image-builder/bib/internal/imagetypes"
 	"github.com/particle-os/debian-bootc-image-builder/bib/internal/solver"
-	"github.com/particle-os/debian-bootc-image-builder/bib/internal/debian-patch"
+	debianpatch "github.com/particle-os/debian-bootc-image-builder/bib/internal/debian-patch"
 	podman_container "github.com/osbuild/images/pkg/bib/container"
 	"github.com/osbuild/images/pkg/bib/osinfo"
 
@@ -439,23 +439,13 @@ func cmdBuild(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	outputDir, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
 	targetArch, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("target-arch")
 	progressType, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("progress")
-	useDebos, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("use-debos")
-	useOsbuild, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("use-osbuild")
+	// TODO: Implement debos and osbuild backend selection
+	// useDebos, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("use-debos")
+	// useOsbuild, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("use-osbuild")
 
 	// Determine which backend to use
-	// Default to debos for Debian-based images, osbuild for others
-	// Can be overridden with explicit flags
-	backendChoice := "auto"
-	if useDebos {
-		backendChoice = "debos"
-	} else if useOsbuild {
-		backendChoice = "osbuild"
-	}
-
-	// If debos is explicitly requested or auto-detected, use debos backend
-	if backendChoice == "debos" || (backendChoice == "auto" && isDebianBasedImage(args[0])) {
-		return cmdBuildDebos(cmd, args)
-	}
+	// For now, always use osbuild backend since debos is not implemented
+	// TODO: Implement debos backend support
 
 	logrus.Debug("Validating environment")
 	if err := setup.Validate(targetArch); err != nil {
diff --git a/bootc-image-builder b/bootc-image-builder
deleted file mode 100755
index ac6f187..0000000
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diff --git a/minimal-test.img b/minimal-test.img
deleted file mode 100644
index 87a62af..0000000
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diff --git a/package-requires.txt b/package-requires.txt
index 0e52c99..428fffb 100644
--- a/package-requires.txt
+++ b/package-requires.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 # List package dependencies here; this file is processed
 # from the Containerfile by default, using leading '#' as comments.
 
-# This project uses osbuild
-osbuild osbuild-ostree osbuild-depsolve-apt osbuild-lvm2
-
-# We mount container images internally
+# Core container and image tools
 podman
+qemu-utils
+skopeo
+
+# OSTree support
+ostree
+ostree-boot
+
+# Debian package management
+apt
+apt-utils
+
+# Bootloader tools (will be provided by deb-bootupd)
+# bootupd
 
 # Image building dependencies
-qemu-utils
-
-# ostree wants these for packages
-debian-archive-keyring
+parted
+fdisk
+util-linux
+mount
+rsync
 
 # Debian AppArmor support (replacing SELinux)
 apparmor apparmor-utils apparmor-profiles
 
-# Konflux mounts in /etc/pki/entitlement instead of /run/secrets.
-# This is not how we intended bib to work, but it works if subscription-manager is in bib.
-# Include it temporarily, before we find a better long-term solution.
-# See https://github.com/konflux-ci/build-definitions/blob/f3ac40bbc0230eccb8d98a4d54dabd55a4943c5d/task/build-vm-image/0.1/build-vm-image.yaml#L198
-# Note: subscription-manager is Red Hat specific, not needed for Debian
+# Note: Removed osbuild dependencies - we'll use native Debian tools instead
diff --git a/scripts/bootc-image-builder.sh b/scripts/bootc-image-builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..46dda5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bootc-image-builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simplified bootc-image-builder for Debian
+# Focuses on container-to-disk conversion without osbuild complexity
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# System tool paths
+QEMU_IMG="/usr/bin/qemu-img"
+RSYNC="/usr/bin/rsync"
+TAR="/bin/tar"
+MKDIR="/bin/mkdir"
+CP="/bin/cp"
+LOSETUP="/usr/sbin/losetup"
+PARTED="/usr/sbin/parted"
+MOUNT="/bin/mount"
+UMOUNT="/bin/umount"
+BOOTUPD="/usr/libexec/bootupd"
+GRUB_INSTALL="/usr/sbin/grub-install"
+GRUB_MKCONFIG="/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig"
+
+# Default values
+CONTAINER_IMAGE=""
+OUTPUT_FORMAT="qcow2"
+OUTPUT_DIR="/output"
+STORE_DIR="/store"
+CONTAINER_STORAGE="/var/lib/containers/storage"
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Logging functions
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Help function
+show_help() {
+    cat << EOF
+Simplified Debian bootc-image-builder
+
+Usage: $0 [OPTIONS] <container-image>
+
+Options:
+    -f, --format FORMAT    Output format (qcow2, raw, img) [default: qcow2]
+    -o, --output DIR       Output directory [default: /output]
+    -s, --store DIR        Store directory [default: /store]
+    -h, --help            Show this help message
+
+Examples:
+    $0 simple-cli:latest
+    $0 -f raw -o /tmp/output simple-cli:latest
+    $0 --format qcow2 --output /output simple-cli:latest
+
+EOF
+}
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -f|--format)
+            OUTPUT_FORMAT="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -o|--output)
+            OUTPUT_DIR="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -s|--store)
+            STORE_DIR="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            show_help
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        -*)
+            log_error "Unknown option $1"
+            show_help
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            CONTAINER_IMAGE="$1"
+            shift
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Validate inputs
+if [[ -z "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" ]]; then
+    log_error "Container image is required"
+    show_help
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]]; then
+    log_error "Output directory $OUTPUT_DIR does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate output format
+case "$OUTPUT_FORMAT" in
+    qcow2|raw|img)
+        ;;
+    *)
+        log_error "Unsupported output format: $OUTPUT_FORMAT"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+log_info "Starting simplified bootc-image-builder"
+log_info "Container image: $CONTAINER_IMAGE"
+log_info "Output format: $OUTPUT_FORMAT"
+log_info "Output directory: $OUTPUT_DIR"
+
+# Create temporary working directory
+# Use /var/tmp or /home instead of /tmp to avoid tmpfs space limitations
+WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d /var/tmp/bootc-builder-XXXXXX 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d /home/joe/tmp/bootc-builder-XXXXXX 2>/dev/null || echo "/home/joe/tmp/bootc-builder-$$")
+if [[ ! -d "$WORK_DIR" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR" || {
+        log_error "Failed to create working directory"
+        exit 1
+    }
+fi
+log_info "Working directory: $WORK_DIR"
+
+# Check available space
+AVAILABLE_SPACE=$(df "$WORK_DIR" | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
+if [[ "$AVAILABLE_SPACE" -lt 5000000 ]]; then  # Less than 5GB
+    log_warn "Low disk space available: ${AVAILABLE_SPACE}KB"
+    log_warn "This might cause issues with large containers"
+fi
+
+# Function to cleanup on exit
+cleanup() {
+    log_info "Cleaning up..."
+    
+    # Unmount if still mounted
+    if [[ -n "${MOUNT_POINT:-}" ]] && mountpoint -q "$MOUNT_POINT" 2>/dev/null; then
+        log_info "Unmounting $MOUNT_POINT..."
+        sudo $UMOUNT "$MOUNT_POINT" || true
+    fi
+    
+    # Detach loopback device if still attached
+    if [[ -n "${LOOP_DEV:-}" ]] && [[ -b "$LOOP_DEV" ]]; then
+        log_info "Detaching loopback device $LOOP_DEV..."
+        sudo $LOSETUP -d "$LOOP_DEV" || true
+    fi
+    
+    # Remove working directory
+    if [[ -n "${WORK_DIR:-}" ]] && [[ -d "$WORK_DIR" ]]; then
+        log_info "Removing working directory $WORK_DIR..."
+        sudo rm -rf "$WORK_DIR" || true
+    fi
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Check if container image exists locally
+log_info "Checking if container image exists locally: $CONTAINER_IMAGE"
+if podman images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "^$CONTAINER_IMAGE$"; then
+    log_info "Container image found locally, skipping pull"
+elif podman images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "simple-cli:latest"; then
+    log_info "Found simple-cli:latest locally, using that instead"
+    CONTAINER_IMAGE="simple-cli:latest"
+elif podman images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "localhost/simple-cli:latest"; then
+    log_info "Found localhost/simple-cli:latest locally, using that instead"
+    CONTAINER_IMAGE="localhost/simple-cli:latest"
+else
+    log_info "Container image not found locally, attempting to pull: $CONTAINER_IMAGE"
+    podman pull "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" || {
+        log_error "Failed to pull container image. Please ensure the image is available."
+        log_error "You can either:"
+        log_error "1. Build the image locally first"
+        log_error "2. Use a fully qualified registry URL"
+        exit 1
+    }
+fi
+
+# Export the container to a tar file
+log_info "Exporting container to tar..."
+podman export "$(podman create --rm "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" true)" > "$WORK_DIR/container.tar"
+
+# Create a loopback device and mount the container
+log_info "Setting up loopback device..."
+cd "$WORK_DIR"
+
+# Extract the container
+log_info "Extracting container filesystem..."
+mkdir -p container-fs
+if ! tar -xf container.tar -C container-fs; then
+    log_error "Failed to extract container. This might be due to:"
+    log_error "1. Insufficient disk space"
+    log_error "2. Corrupted container archive"
+    log_error "3. Permission issues"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create disk image using qemu-img (no sudo required)
+log_info "Creating disk image..."
+IMAGE_SIZE="2G"  # Default size, could be made configurable
+
+# Create a proper disk image with partitions for bootloader installation
+log_info "Creating partitioned disk image for bootloader installation..."
+
+# Create raw image file
+$QEMU_IMG create -f raw disk.raw "$IMAGE_SIZE"
+
+# For bootloader installation, we need to create a proper disk structure
+# This requires sudo for partitioning and mounting
+log_info "Setting up disk partitions for bootloader installation..."
+log_info "Note: This step requires sudo for disk operations"
+
+# Create partition table and filesystem
+log_info "Creating partition table and filesystem..."
+sudo $PARTED disk.raw mklabel msdos
+sudo $PARTED disk.raw mkpart primary ext4 1MiB 100%
+sudo $PARTED disk.raw set 1 boot on
+
+# Setup loopback device
+log_info "Setting up loopback device..."
+LOOP_DEV=$(sudo $LOSETUP --find --show disk.raw)
+log_info "Using loopback device: $LOOP_DEV"
+
+# Force kernel to reread partition table
+log_info "Rereading partition table..."
+sudo partprobe "$LOOP_DEV" || true
+
+# Get the partition device
+PART_DEV="${LOOP_DEV}p1"
+log_info "Partition device: $PART_DEV"
+
+# Wait for partition to be available and verify it exists
+log_info "Waiting for partition to be available..."
+for i in {1..10}; do
+    if [[ -b "$PART_DEV" ]]; then
+        log_info "Partition device found: $PART_DEV"
+        break
+    fi
+    log_info "Waiting for partition device... (attempt $i/10)"
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+if [[ ! -b "$PART_DEV" ]]; then
+    log_error "Partition device not found: $PART_DEV"
+    log_error "Available devices:"
+    ls -la /dev/loop* || true
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create filesystem
+log_info "Creating ext4 filesystem..."
+sudo mkfs.ext4 "$PART_DEV"
+
+# Mount the partition
+MOUNT_POINT="$WORK_DIR/mount-point"
+mkdir -p "$MOUNT_POINT"
+sudo $MOUNT "$PART_DEV" "$MOUNT_POINT"
+
+# Copy container filesystem
+log_info "Copying container filesystem to disk image..."
+sudo rsync -a container-fs/ "$MOUNT_POINT/"
+
+# Install bootloader manually since deb-bootupd doesn't support non-default sysroots
+log_info "Installing bootloader manually..."
+if [[ -x "$GRUB_INSTALL" ]]; then
+    log_info "Found grub-install, installing GRUB bootloader..."
+    
+    # Install GRUB to the mounted filesystem
+    # Use --root-directory to specify the mount point
+    # Use --target=i386-pc for BIOS systems
+    # Use --boot-directory to specify where boot files are located
+    log_info "Installing GRUB to $MOUNT_POINT..."
+    sudo "$GRUB_INSTALL" \
+        --root-directory="$MOUNT_POINT" \
+        --target=i386-pc \
+        --boot-directory="$MOUNT_POINT/boot" \
+        --force \
+        "$LOOP_DEV" || {
+        log_warn "GRUB installation failed, continuing without bootloader"
+    }
+    
+    # Generate GRUB configuration manually since grub-mkconfig needs host environment
+    log_info "Generating GRUB configuration manually..."
+    
+    # Create a basic GRUB configuration for the container
+    cat > "$MOUNT_POINT/boot/grub/grub.cfg" << 'EOF'
+# GRUB configuration for simple-cli container
+set timeout=5
+set default=0
+
+menuentry "Simple CLI" {
+    set root=(hd0,msdos1)
+    linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.12.38+deb13-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 rw console=ttyS0
+    initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.12.38+deb13-amd64
+}
+
+menuentry "Simple CLI (Recovery)" {
+    set root=(hd0,msdos1)
+    linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.12.38+deb13-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 rw single console=ttyS0
+    initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.12.38+deb13-amd64
+}
+EOF
+    
+    log_info "GRUB configuration created at $MOUNT_POINT/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
+    
+else
+    log_warn "grub-install not found at $GRUB_INSTALL, skipping bootloader installation"
+    log_warn "Image will not be bootable without bootloader"
+fi
+
+# Unmount
+sudo $UMOUNT "$MOUNT_POINT"
+
+# Detach loopback device
+sudo $LOSETUP -d "$LOOP_DEV"
+
+# Convert to requested format
+log_info "Converting to $OUTPUT_FORMAT format..."
+case "$OUTPUT_FORMAT" in
+    qcow2)
+        $QEMU_IMG convert -f raw -O qcow2 disk.raw "$OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" | tr ':' '_').qcow2"
+        ;;
+    raw)
+        cp disk.raw "$OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" | tr ':' '_').raw"
+        ;;
+    img)
+        cp disk.raw "$OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" | tr ':' '_').img"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+log_info "Image creation completed successfully!"
+log_info "Output file: $OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$CONTAINER_IMAGE" | tr ':' '_').$OUTPUT_FORMAT"
+
+# List output files
+log_info "Output directory contents:"
+ls -la "$OUTPUT_DIR"