rpm-ostree
E203876
rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system for Linux that combines atomic, Git-like filesystem trees with traditional RPM package management to enable reliable, rollback-capable operating system updates.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rpm-ostree canonical | 6 |
| OSTree | 1 |
| OSTree for system deployment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1831400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: rpm-ostree Context triple: [Fedora Kinoite, usesTechnology, rpm-ostree]
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A.
Fedora Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an immutable, desktop-focused variant of Fedora Linux that delivers a stable, container-friendly operating system image designed for reliability and easy rollbacks.
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B.
Katello
Katello is an open-source systems management and content lifecycle tool that provides software repository, subscription, and configuration management capabilities, commonly used as a core component of Red Hat Satellite.
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C.
Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux is a community-driven, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed to be a bug-for-bug compatible downstream rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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D.
AlmaLinux
AlmaLinux is a free, community-driven, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed to be a binary-compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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E.
Fedora CoreOS
Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal, container-focused operating system designed for running containerized workloads at scale.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: rpm-ostree Target entity description: rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system for Linux that combines atomic, Git-like filesystem trees with traditional RPM package management to enable reliable, rollback-capable operating system updates.
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A.
Fedora Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an immutable, desktop-focused variant of Fedora Linux that delivers a stable, container-friendly operating system image designed for reliability and easy rollbacks.
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B.
Katello
Katello is an open-source systems management and content lifecycle tool that provides software repository, subscription, and configuration management capabilities, commonly used as a core component of Red Hat Satellite.
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C.
Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux is a community-driven, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed to be a bug-for-bug compatible downstream rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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D.
AlmaLinux
AlmaLinux is a free, community-driven, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed to be a binary-compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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E.
Fedora CoreOS
Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal, container-focused operating system designed for running containerized workloads at scale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hybrid image/package system
ⓘ
operating system update mechanism ⓘ software project ⓘ |
| basedOn | OSTree content-addressed filesystem ⓘ |
| combines |
image-based updates
ⓘ
package-based updates ⓘ |
| commandLineInterface | rpm-ostree self-link ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Fedora Silverblue
ⓘ
surface form:
Fedora immutable variants
container-focused Linux distributions ⓘ |
| designGoal |
atomic system upgrades
ⓘ
centralized OS composition ⓘ immutability of base system ⓘ reliable operating system updates ⓘ reproducible system images ⓘ safe rollbacks ⓘ |
| developer | Red Hat ⓘ |
| documentation | https://coreos.github.io/rpm-ostree/ ⓘ |
| feature |
Git-like commit history for filesystem trees
ⓘ
automatic rollback on boot failure ⓘ layered RPM packages ⓘ local package overrides ⓘ multiple bootable deployments ⓘ package layering on top of base image ⓘ pinning deployments ⓘ separation of /usr from mutable state ⓘ staged deployments ⓘ |
| license | LGPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Rust ⓘ |
| provides |
deploy command
ⓘ
install command ⓘ rebase command ⓘ rollback command ⓘ status command ⓘ uninstall command ⓘ upgrade command ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree ⓘ |
| supports |
atomic upgrades
ⓘ
bootable filesystem trees ⓘ local compose of trees ⓘ offline updates ⓘ remote OSTree repositories ⓘ rollback of operating system updates ⓘ transactional updates ⓘ |
| usedBy |
CentOS Atomic Host
ⓘ
CoreOS-derived systems ⓘ Fedora IoT ⓘ Fedora Kinoite ⓘ Fedora Sericea ⓘ Fedora Silverblue ⓘ Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host ⓘ |
| uses |
OSTree
ⓘ
RPM packages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: rpm-ostree Description of subject: rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system for Linux that combines atomic, Git-like filesystem trees with traditional RPM package management to enable reliable, rollback-capable operating system updates.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OSTree for system deployment
this entity surface form:
OSTree