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This file is outdated, but some of the text here is still useful for ---
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title: Historical OSTree README
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**This file is outdated, but some of the text here is still useful for
historical context. I'm preserving it (explicitly still in the tree) historical context. I'm preserving it (explicitly still in the tree)
for posterity. for posterity.**
OSTree OSTree
====== ======
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Now your system is in an undefined state. You can use e.g. rpm Now your system is in an undefined state. You can use e.g. rpm
-qV to try to find out what you overwrote, but neither dpkg nor -qV to try to find out what you overwrote, but neither dpkg nor
rpm will help clean up any files left over that aren't shipped by rpm will help clean up any files left over that aren't shipped by
the old package. the old package.
This is most realistic option for people hacking on system This is most realistic option for people hacking on system
components currently, but ostree will be better. components currently, but ostree will be better.
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In contrast, ostree is explicitly designed for binaries, and in In contrast, ostree is explicitly designed for binaries, and in
particular one type of binary - ELF executables (or it will be once we particular one type of binary - ELF executables (or it will be once we
start using bsdiff). start using bsdiff).
Another big difference versus git is that ostree uses hard links Another big difference versus git is that ostree uses hard links
between "checkouts" and the repository. This means each checkout uses between "checkouts" and the repository. This means each checkout uses