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for OSTree 2014.4

I. OSTree Overview

Introduction
Comparison with "package managers"
Comparison with block/image replication
Atomic transitions between parallel-installable read-only filesystem trees

II. Anatomy of an OSTree repository

Core object types and data model
Repository types and locations
Refs

III. Deployments

Overview
"osname": Group of deployments that share /var
Contents of a deployment
The system /boot

IV. Atomic Upgrades

You can turn off the power anytime you want...
Simple upgrades via HTTP
Upgrades via external tools (e.g. package managers)
Assembling a new deployment directory
Atomically swapping boot configuration

V. Adapting existing mainstream distributions

System layout
Booting and initramfs technology
/lib/passwd
Adapting existing package managers

API Reference

Core repository-independent functions — Create, validate, and convert core data types
Content-addressed object store — A git-like storage system for operating system binaries
In-memory modifiable filesystem tree — Modifiable filesystem tree
Root partition mount point — Manage physical root filesystem
API Index