diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0e53db77..9a9c042b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,39 @@ -# rpm-ostree Overview +# rpm-ostree: A true hybrid image/package system -rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system. It uses -[OSTree](https://ostree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) as a base image -format, and supports RPM on both the client and server side using -[libdnf](https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf). +rpm-ostree combines [libostree](https://ostree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) (an image system), +with [libdnf](https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf) (a package system), bringing +many of the benefits of both together. + +``` + +-----------------------------------------+ + | | + | rpm-ostree (daemon + CLI) | + +------> <---------+ + | | status, upgrade, rollback, | | + | | pkg layering, initramfs --enable | | + | | | | + | +-----------------------------------------+ | + | | + | | + | | ++-----------------|-------------------------+ +-----------------------|-----------------+ +| | | | +| libostree (image system) | | libdnf (pkg system) | +| | | | +| C API, hardlink fs trees, system repo, | | ties together libsolv (SAT solver) | +| commits, atomic bootloader swap | | with librepo (RPM repo downloads) | +| | | | ++-------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ +``` For more information, see the online manual: [Read The Docs (rpm-ostree)](https://rpm-ostree.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) **Features:** - - Atomic upgrades and rollback for host system updates - - A server side tool to consume RPMs and commit them to an OSTree repository - - A system daemon to consume OSTree commits as updates + - Transactional, background image-based (versioned/checksummed) upgrades + - OS rollback without affecting user data (`/usr` but not `/etc`, `/var`) via libostree + - Client-side package layering (and overrides) + - Easily make your own: `rpm-ostree compose tree` Projects using rpm-ostree -------------------------- @@ -24,3 +46,16 @@ Manual ------ For more information, see the online manual: [Read The Docs (rpm-ostree)](https://rpm-ostree.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) + +Talks and media +----- + +A number of Project Atomic talks are available; see for +example [this post](https://lists.projectatomic.io/projectatomic-archives/atomic-devel/2018-January/msg00057.html) which +has a bigger collection that also includes talks on containers. + +rpm-ostree specific talks: + + * devconf.cz 2018: [Colin Walters: Hybrid image/package OS updates with rpm-ostree](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWoFpOoA-tE) [slides](https://fedorapeople.org/~walters/2018.01-devconf/index.html) + * devconf.cz 2018: [Peter Robinson: Using Fedora and OSTree for IoT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRqV38qT-wc) +