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Create bootc-setup.adoc #85

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Create basic IoT bootc docs. More to come...

Create basic IoT bootc docs. More to come...
Since the launch of Fedora 41, Fedora IoT has supported bootable containers (bootc).
Bootable containers are similar in function to other containers (like Podman), but allow the user to boot into the container as an immutable system.
Any updates or package installs are then layered on top of the base bootc image, allowing rollbacks in the event of an issue.
Each bootc image ships with a kernel, bootloader, drivers, etc, rendering them fully bootable and not requiring a container manager (Podman, Kubernetes, etc).
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This is a bit weird, you would/could still use a container manager such as podman to maintain applications, the container in the bootc case is mechanism for maintaining the base OS.


== Installing/Layering Packages onto the Bootable Container

Installing packages is the same as on an ostree Fedora IoT image and retains the same rpm-ostree functionality:
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That is incorrect, you use dnf.

Installing packages is the same as on an ostree Fedora IoT image and retains the same rpm-ostree functionality:

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sudo rpm-ostree install htop
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Needs to be updated.

sudo bootc switch registry.fedoraproject.com/fedora-iot:latest
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The following can be used to ensure the image has been downloaded and set for boot.
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Please put an example output here rather than saying "Look for XXX"

Also, check that the `rollbackQueued:` field shows `true`.

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sudo bootc status
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Again, put sample output.

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