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bootc-dev / bootc

bootc

Boot and upgrade via container images

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2.4KGitHub stars
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Boot and upgrade via container images

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Observed mentions: 2023-03-23 23:40:10 UTC to 2026-03-03 06:22:49 UTC.

02468102023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20242025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 10 mentions; 1 submissions, 9 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

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20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1019
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303

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There’s a lot of comments in here about desktops, but IMO why even discuss Linux on the desktop… 99.9999% of Linux deployments are not Arch installs on old Thinkpads. Immutable distros *are* becoming a de-facto standard for server deployments, IoT devices, etc. They improve security, enable easy rollbacks, validation of a single non-moving target for systems/hardware developers… There’s also been a ton of very advanced development in the space. You can now take bootable containers and use them to reimage machines and perform upgrades. Extend your operating system using a Dockerfile as you would your app images: https://github.com/containers/bootc
In Are Immutable Linux Distros right for you?

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