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Re:Bazzite – a SteamOS-like OCI image for desktop, living ro... by jabbequbs on Monday January 01, 2024 @12:51AM (#38829964)
What does OCI mean in this context? My best guess is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, but that doesn't seem right...
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Re:Bazzite – a SteamOS-like OCI image for desktop, living ro... by mkotowski on Monday January 01, 2024 @01:03AM (#38830000)
I guess this refers to OCI image format from Open Container Initiative: https://opencontainers.org/

Here is Containerfile from the repo: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/blob/main/Containerfile

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Re:Bazzite – a SteamOS-like OCI image for desktop, living ro... by tmountain on Monday January 01, 2024 @06:47AM (#38831204)
It refers to the OCI image format. Think of git for your base operating system. The host system is immutable with full support for easy rollbacks. Stable installs can be pinned permanently for maximum stability. Software installs happen in user space, typically via flatpack and distrobox, so you can reach for any packages you want with minimal fuss. It’s pretty great.
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