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NAME

bootc - Deploy and transactionally in-place with bootable container images

SYNOPSIS

bootc [OPTIONS...] <SUBCOMMAND>

DESCRIPTION

Deploy and transactionally in-place with bootable container images.

The bootc project currently uses ostree-containers as a backend to support a model of bootable container images. Once installed, whether directly via bootc install (executed as part of a container) or via another mechanism such as an OS installer tool, further updates can be pulled and bootc upgrade.

SUBCOMMANDS

CommandDescription
bootc upgradeDownload and queue an updated container image to apply
bootc switchTarget a new container image reference to boot
bootc rollbackChange the bootloader entry ordering; the deployment under rollback will be queued for the next boot, and the current will become rollback. If there is a staged entry (an unapplied, queued upgrade) then it will be discarded
bootc editApply full changes to the host specification
bootc statusDisplay status
bootc usr-overlayAdd a transient writable overlayfs on /usr
bootc installInstall the running container to a target
bootc containerOperations which can be executed as part of a container build

VERSION


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