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OSTree is a tool that combines a "git-like" model for committing and
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downloading bootable filesystem trees, along with a layer for deploying
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them and managing the bootloader configuration.
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OSTree is like git in that it checksums individual files and has a
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content-addressed-object store. It's unlike git in that it "checks out"
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the files via hardlinks, and they should thus be immutable. Therefore,
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another way to think of OSTree is that it's just a more polished
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version of Linux VServer hardlinks.
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Features:
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* Atomic upgrades and rollback for the system
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* Replicating content incrementally over HTTP via GPG signatures and
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"pinned TLS" support
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* Support for parallel installing more than just 2 bootable roots
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* Binary history on the server side (and client)
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* Introspectable shared library API for build and deployment systems
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This last point is important - you should think of the OSTree command
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line as effectively a "demo" for the shared library. The intent is that
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package managers, system upgrade tools, container build tools and the
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like use OSTree as a "deduplicating hardlink store".
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