rpm-ostree
rpm-ostree
Developer
Colin
Walters
walters@redhat.com
rpm-ostree
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rpm-ostree
Operating system upgrade and software management tool
rpm-ostree COMMAND OPTIONS
Description
rpm-ostree (also called "atomic" if configured) is a system
software management tool that combines features of both
traditional RPM and OSTree. It has support for both server-side
composing of trees, as well as client-side upgrading and
management of deployments.
On an rpm-ostree managed system, the traditional
yum and rpm
tools operate in a read-only state. Instead, the
underlying OSTree layer replicates a filesystem tree
from a compose server. In this "pure replication"
model, there is no dependency resolution on the
client machines, nor any ability to add or remove
packages.
Commands
upgrade
Download the latest
version of the current tree, and
deploy it, setting it up as the
default for the next boot. By design,
this has no effect on your running
filesystem tree. You must reboot for
any changes to take
effect.
--reboot or -r to initiate a reboot after upgrade is prepared.
--allow-downgrade to permit deployment of chronologically older trees.
rollback
OSTree mananges an
ordered list of bootloader entries,
called "deployments". The entry at index 0 is
the default bootloader entry. Each entry has
a separate /etc,
but they all share a single
/var. You can
use the bootloader to choose between
entries by pressing Tab to interrupt startup.
This command then changes the
default bootloader entry. If the
current default is booted, then set
the default to the previous entry.
Otherwise, make the currently booted
tree the default.
--reboot or -r to initiate a reboot after rollback is prepared.
rebase
Switch to a different remote, or a different
tree, while preserving local state in /var
and configuration in /etc. This is an
extension of upgrade which switches to a
newer version of the current current tree.
compose
Entrypoint for tree composition; most
typically used on servers to prepare trees for replication by
client systems. Currently has two subcommands,
tree and
sign.
status
Gives information pertaining to the current deployment in use. Lists the names and refspecs of all possible deployments in order, such that the first deployment in the list is the default upon boot. The deployment marked with * is the current booted deployment, and marking with 'r' indicates the most recent upgrade (the newest deployment version).
See Also
ostree1,
rpm8