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readme.md Initial commit: apt-ostree project with 100% rpm-ostree CLI compatibility 2025-07-18 08:31:01 +00:00

Inspiration Sources

This directory contains the source code for projects that apt-ostree is inspired from.

Source Code Downloads

The following projects provide inspiration and reference for apt-ostree development:

APT Package Management

DPKG Package System

OSTree Deployment System

rpm-ostree (Original Project)

Download Commands

To recreate this directory structure, run these commands from the project root:

cd .notes/inspiration

# Download APT source
wget -O apt-main.zip 'https://github.com/Debian/apt/archive/refs/heads/main.zip'
unzip -q apt-main.zip
mv apt-main-* apt-main
rm apt-main.zip

# Download DPKG source
wget -O dpkg-main.zip 'https://salsa.debian.org/dpkg-team/dpkg/-/archive/main/dpkg-main.zip'
unzip -q dpkg-main.zip
mv dpkg-main-* dpkg-main
rm dpkg-main.zip

# Download OSTree source
wget -O ostree-main.zip 'https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/archive/refs/heads/main.zip'
unzip -q ostree-main.zip
mv ostree-main-* ostree-main
rm ostree-main.zip

# Download rpm-ostree source
wget -O rpm-ostree-main.zip 'https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/archive/refs/heads/main.zip'
unzip -q rpm-ostree-main.zip
mv rpm-ostree-main-* rpm-ostree-main
rm rpm-ostree-main.zip

Directory Structure

.notes/inspiration/
├── apt-main/           # APT source code
├── dpkg-main/          # DPKG source code
├── ostree-main/        # OSTree source code
├── rpm-ostree-main/    # rpm-ostree source code
└── readme.md           # This file

Usage

These source code directories are used for:

  • API Reference: Understanding library interfaces and APIs
  • Implementation Patterns: Learning from established patterns
  • CLI Compatibility: Ensuring apt-ostree matches rpm-ostree behavior
  • Architecture Design: Understanding system design decisions

Note

This directory is ignored by git (see .gitignore) to avoid committing large source code files, but the readme.md file is tracked for documentation purposes.