• gnumdk@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Looks bad in comparison with Silverblue where I can pin many previous version. Thanks to OSTree, you can downgrade to any point in the history or even switch back to an older release.

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      9 months ago

      If OSTree suits you better, that’s fine!

      The A/B Partition method and OSTree are both great, but have different strengths

      VanillaOS described it in their FAQ once:

      Vanilla OS uses an A/B structure (ABRoot), which transacts updates atomically between two root micro partitions. The benefits of this system are the guarantee that the system is altered only when the entire transaction is successful (concept of atomicity), furthermore, the double root partition structure allows you to roll back to the previous state, directly from your boot, you will always have a home to come back to.

      This structure, unlike others, is compatible with already existing distributions and does not require a complex setup and allows easy re-initialization of the system without data loss.