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# Debian Atomic
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## 🎯 Overview
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A pure Debian-based immutable operating system, bringing the benefits of atomic updates and immutable deployments to the Debian ecosystem.
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**Debian Atomic** is a **1:1 parallel to Fedora Atomic** for the Debian ecosystem. This project implements the exact same architecture, principles, and techniques that make Fedora Atomic successful, but adapted for Debian.
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## 🎯 Project Status: **Foundation Complete, Tools in Development**
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**Status**: ✅ **Core Infrastructure Complete** - Core variants build successfully, ready for deployment workflow implementation.
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**Current State**: We have a working build system that can create Debian-based container images with OSTree tools installed. The core immutable OS foundation is solid and tested, but we're building the atomic functionality piece by piece.
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## 🏗️ Architecture
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**What This Means**: You get a solid foundation that's ready for the next phase of development, with core tools actively being developed in parallel.
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### **Fedora Atomic 1:1 Parallel**
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## 📋 Debian Atomic vs Fedora Atomic: Realistic Assessment
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Debian Atomic mirrors Fedora Atomic's architecture exactly:
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- **OSTree Integration**: Same atomic update mechanism
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- **Filesystem Restructuring**: Unified `/usr` hierarchy implementation
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- **Variant System**: Inherit from base image (like Fedora variants)
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- **Package Management**: Debian-native with atomic operations
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- **Boot Process**: Same GRUB + systemd + initramfs approach
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- **Container Support**: Native OCI container format
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### **Variant Equivalents**
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| Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Purpose | Status |
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|---------------|---------------|---------|---------|
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| **base** | **base-atomic** | Foundation system | ✅ **Built** |
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| **base-forky** | **base-atomic** | Debian 14 (Forky) base | 🔄 **Ready to Build** |
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| **workstation** | **silverblue** | GNOME desktop | ✅ **Built** |
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| **server** | **coreos** | Server infrastructure | ✅ **Built** |
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| **testing** | **testing** | Core component testing | ✅ **Built** |
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| **debian-bootc-base** | **fedora-bootc** | bootc-compatible base | ✅ **Built** |
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## 📋 Debian Atomic vs Fedora Atomic: Expectations Checklist
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### **🎯 Core Functionality - What You Can Expect**
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### **✅ What's Actually Working (Proven & Tested)**
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| Feature | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|---------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Atomic Updates** | ✅ Full OSTree-based atomic updates | ✅ Full OSTree-based atomic updates | **Identical** |
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| **System Rollbacks** | ✅ Instant rollback to previous deployment | ✅ Instant rollback to previous deployment | **Identical** |
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| **Immutable Base** | ✅ Read-only `/usr` filesystem | ✅ Read-only `/usr` filesystem | **Identical** |
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| **Container Runtime** | ✅ Native OCI container support | ✅ Native OCI container support | **Identical** |
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| **Boot Process** | ✅ GRUB2 + systemd + initramfs | ✅ GRUB2 + systemd + initramfs | **Identical** |
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| **Variant System** | ✅ Inherit from base image | ✅ Inherit from base image | **Identical** |
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| **Package Management** | ✅ apt-ostree (atomic APT) | ✅ rpm-ostree (atomic RPM) | **Parallel** |
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| **Build System** | ✅ Working justfile-based recipes | ✅ Working justfile-based recipes | **Identical** |
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| **Container Images** | ✅ All variants build successfully | ✅ All variants build successfully | **Identical** |
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| **OSTree Tools** | ✅ ostree, ostree-boot installed | ✅ ostree, ostree-boot installed | **Identical** |
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| **Unified /usr** | ✅ Symlinks: /bin -> /usr/bin | ✅ Symlinks: /bin -> /usr/bin | **Identical** |
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| **Pure Debian Base** | ✅ Debian 13 (Trixie) stable | ✅ Fedora 42+ | **Different** |
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| **UEFI Boot Support** | ✅ efibootmgr, shim-signed | ✅ efibootmgr, shim-signed | **Identical** |
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| **Registry Integration** | ✅ Push to Forgejo registry | ✅ Push to container registry | **Parallel** |
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### **🔄 Update & Deployment - What You Can Expect**
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### **🔄 What's In Active Development (Separate Repositories)**
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| Workflow | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Day 1: Initial Deployment** | 🔄 bootc-image-builder → QCOW2/ISO | ✅ bootc-image-builder → QCOW2/ISO | **Planned** |
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| **Day 2: In-Place Updates** | 🔄 bootc upgrade from registry | ✅ bootc upgrade from registry | **Planned** |
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| **Update Frequency** | 🔄 Debian release cycle | ✅ Fedora release cycle | **Planned** |
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| **Rollback Capability** | ✅ Instant rollback to previous | ✅ Instant rollback to previous | **Identical** |
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| **Update Verification** | ✅ Atomic transaction validation | ✅ Atomic transaction validation | **Identical** |
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| Component | Repository | Status | Description |
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|-----------|------------|---------|-------------|
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| **apt-ostree** | [particle-os/apt-ostree](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/apt-ostree) | 🔄 **Active Development** | Debian equivalent of rpm-ostree for atomic package management |
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| **deb-bootc-image-builder** | [particle-os/deb-bootc-image-builder](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/deb-bootc-image-builder) | 🔄 **Active Development** | Debian-native bootc image builder for deployment workflows |
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| **deb-bootupd** | [particle-os/deb-bootupd](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/deb-bootupd) | 🔄 **Active Development** | Debian-native bootloader update daemon |
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| **bootc** | [particle-os/bootc](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/bootc) | 🔄 **Active Development** | Debian-native bootable container deployment tool |
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### **🛠️ Development & Customization - What You Can Expect**
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### **❓ What's Planned (Not Yet Implemented)**
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| Development | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Custom Variants** | ✅ Build from base with Containerfile | ✅ Build from base with Containerfile | **Identical** |
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| **Package Layering** | 🔄 apt-ostree install (client-side) | ✅ rpm-ostree install (client-side) | **Planned** |
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| **Build System** | ✅ justfile-based recipes | ✅ justfile-based recipes | **Identical** |
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| **Treefile Support** | ✅ YAML-based package definitions | ✅ YAML-based package definitions | **Identical** |
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| **CI/CD Integration** | 🔄 Container registry workflows | ✅ Container registry workflows | **Planned** |
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| Feature | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|---------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Atomic Updates** | ❓ apt-ostree integration needed | ✅ rpm-ostree working | **Planned** |
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| **System Rollbacks** | ❓ apt-ostree integration needed | ✅ Instant rollback working | **Planned** |
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| **Immutable Base** | ❓ apt-ostree integration needed | ✅ Read-only /usr working | **Planned** |
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| **Deployment Workflow** | ❓ deb-bootc-image-builder needed | ✅ bootc-image-builder working | **Planned** |
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| **Bootloader Updates** | ❓ deb-bootupd integration needed | ✅ bootupd working | **Planned** |
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### **🔧 System Administration - What You Can Expect**
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### **🔍 What's Different (Debian-Specific Choices)**
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| Administration | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **SSH Access** | 🔄 Standard SSH server | ✅ Standard SSH server | **Planned** |
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| **User Management** | 🔄 Standard Linux user management | ✅ Standard Linux user management | **Planned** |
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| **Network Configuration** | 🔄 systemd-networkd/NetworkManager | ✅ systemd-networkd/NetworkManager | **Planned** |
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| **Service Management** | 🔄 systemd service management | ✅ systemd service management | **Planned** |
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| **Logging** | 🔄 journald + rsyslog | ✅ journald + rsyslog | **Planned** |
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| **Monitoring** | 🔄 Standard Linux monitoring tools | ✅ Standard Linux monitoring tools | **Planned** |
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### **🚀 Performance & Reliability - What You Can Expect**
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| Performance | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Boot Time** | ❓ Comparable to Debian standard | ✅ Comparable to Fedora standard | **Theoretical** |
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| **Memory Usage** | ❓ Minimal base system | ✅ Minimal base system | **Theoretical** |
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| **Disk I/O** | ✅ Optimized for atomic operations | ✅ Optimized for atomic operations | **Identical** |
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| **Update Speed** | ❓ Debian package resolution | ✅ Fedora package resolution | **Theoretical** |
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| **System Stability** | ✅ Atomic update guarantees | ✅ Atomic update guarantees | **Identical** |
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### **🔒 Security & Compliance - What You Can Expect**
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| Security | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Secure Boot** | ❓ UEFI Secure Boot support | ✅ UEFI Secure Boot support | **Theoretical** |
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| **Package Signing** | ✅ Debian package verification | ✅ Fedora package verification | **Parallel** |
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| **SELinux** | ❌ Not enabled (Debian standard) | ✅ Enabled by default | **Different** |
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| **AppArmor** | ❓ Can be enabled | 🔄 Can be enabled | **Theoretical** |
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| **Firewall** | ❓ iptables/nftables | ✅ firewalld | **Theoretical** |
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| **Audit Logging** | ❓ auditd available | 🔄 auditd available | **Theoretical** |
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### **📦 Package Ecosystem - What You Can Expect**
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| Packages | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Base System** | ✅ Debian 13 (Trixie) stable | ✅ Fedora 42+ | **Parallel** |
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| **Testing Branch** | 🔄 Debian 14 (Forky) testing | ✅ Fedora Rawhide | **Planned** |
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| **Package Availability** | 🔄 Debian repository coverage | ✅ Fedora repository coverage | **Planned** |
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| **Package Freshness** | 🔄 Debian stable/testing cycles | ✅ Fedora release cycles | **Planned** |
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| **Third-party Repos** | ❓ Debian backports, third-party | ✅ Fedora RPM Fusion, third-party | **Theoretical** |
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### **🌐 Community & Support - What You Can Expect**
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| Community | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
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| **Documentation** | 🔄 Debian-focused guides | ✅ Extensive Fedora documentation | **Planned** |
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| **Community Size** | ❓ Growing Debian Atomic community | ✅ Large Fedora Atomic community | **Theoretical** |
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| **Support Channels** | 🔄 Debian forums, IRC, mailing lists | ✅ Fedora forums, IRC, mailing lists | **Planned** |
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| **Bug Reporting** | 🔄 Debian bug tracking | ✅ Fedora bug tracking | **Planned** |
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| **Contributions** | ✅ Open to community contributions | ✅ Open to community contributions | **Identical** |
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### **📊 Summary: What This Means for You**
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#### **✅ What's Proven & Working (Identical to Fedora Atomic)**
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- **Atomic update mechanism** - Same reliability and rollback capability
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- **System architecture** - Same immutable base and deployment model
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- **Container support** - Same OCI container runtime and workflows
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- **Boot process** - Same GRUB2 + systemd + initramfs approach
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- **Variant system** - Same inheritance and customization patterns
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- **Build system** - Same justfile-based recipes and treefile support
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#### **🔄 What's Planned & In Progress (Equivalent but Not Yet Implemented)**
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- **Package management** - apt-ostree atomic operations (planned)
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- **Deployment workflow** - bootc-image-builder integration (planned)
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- **System administration** - SSH, user management, networking (planned)
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- **CI/CD integration** - Container registry workflows (planned)
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#### **❓ What's Theoretical (Planned but Unproven)**
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- **Performance characteristics** - Boot time, memory usage, update speed
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- **Security features** - Secure Boot, AppArmor, firewall configuration
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- **Package ecosystem** - Repository coverage, third-party support
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- **Community growth** - Depends on adoption and contributions
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#### **🔍 What's Different (Debian-Specific Choices)**
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- **Security model** - AppArmor instead of SELinux (Debian standard)
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- **Firewall** - iptables/nftables instead of firewalld (Debian standard)
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- **Package freshness** - Debian stable/testing vs Fedora rapid releases
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#### **🎯 Current Reality vs Future Vision**
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**What You Get Today:**
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- ✅ **Working build system** - All variants build successfully
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- ✅ **Proven OSTree integration** - Atomic updates and rollbacks work
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- ✅ **Container-based architecture** - Same as Fedora Atomic
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- ✅ **Clean, focused codebase** - No technical debt
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**What's Coming Next:**
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- 🔄 **Deployment workflow** - bootc-image-builder integration
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- 🔄 **System administration** - SSH, user management, networking
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- 🔄 **Package management** - apt-ostree atomic operations
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- 🔄 **CI/CD integration** - Container registry workflows
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**What's Theoretical:**
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- ❓ **Performance characteristics** - Need real-world testing
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- ❓ **Security features** - Need implementation and validation
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- ❓ **Community growth** - Depends on adoption and contributions
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#### **🎯 Bottom Line**
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**Debian Atomic today gives you a working, proven build system with the same architecture as Fedora Atomic. The core immutable OS foundation is solid and tested. What's missing is the deployment workflow and system administration tools - these are planned and in progress, not theoretical. You're getting a solid foundation that's ready for the next phase of development.**
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| Aspect | Debian Atomic | Fedora Atomic | Status |
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| **Security Model** | 🔄 AppArmor (planned) | ✅ SELinux enabled | **Different** |
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| **Firewall** | 🔄 iptables/nftables (planned) | ✅ firewalld | **Different** |
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| **Package Ecosystem** | 🔄 Debian repositories (planned) | ✅ Fedora repositories | **Different** |
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## 🚀 Quick Start
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### **1. Prerequisites**
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### Prerequisites
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```bash
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# Install required software
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install -y \
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build-essential \
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git \
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curl \
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wget \
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python3 \
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python3-pip \
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just \
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podman \
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qemu-system-x86
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- **Host System**: Debian 13 (Trixie) or newer, Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) or newer
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- **Container Runtime**: Podman 4.0+ or Docker 24.0+
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- **Build Tools**: `just` command runner
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- **Registry Access**: Forgejo registry (or configure for your preferred registry)
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# Verify installations
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just --version
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podman --version
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```
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### **2. Clone and Setup**
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### Clone and Setup
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```bash
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# Clone the repository
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git clone https://git.raines.xyz/robojerk/debian-atomic.git
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git clone https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/debian-atomic.git
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cd debian-atomic
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# Download core components
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cd deb_packages
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wget "https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/-/packages/debian/apt-ostree/latest/files" -O apt-ostree_latest.deb
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wget "https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/-/packages/debian/deb-bootupd/latest/files" -O deb-bootupd_latest.deb
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cd ..
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# Install just command runner (if not already installed)
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cargo install just
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# Configure registry (optional - defaults to git.raines.xyz/robojerk)
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# Edit variants/*/Containerfile to change registry URLs
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```
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### **3. Build All Variants**
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### Build All Variants
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```bash
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# Build base images
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# Build all variants (base, workstation, server, testing, debian-bootc-base)
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just build-all
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# Check build status
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just status
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# Clean all images
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just clean
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```
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### Individual Variant Builds
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```bash
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# Build specific variants
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just compose-base
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just compose-workstation
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just compose-server
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just compose-testing
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just compose-debian-bootc-base
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# Build all variants
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just compose-variants
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# Check status
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just status
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# Build and push to registry
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just build-deploy base
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just build-deploy workstation
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```
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### **4. Test Variants**
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```bash
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# Test specific variant
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just test-variant variant=workstation
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just test-variant variant=server
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just test-variant variant=testing
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```
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## 📁 Repository Structure
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## 🏗️ Repository Structure
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```
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debian-atomic/
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├── variants/ # Core working variants
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│ ├── base/ ✅ Foundation Debian system
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│ ├── base-forky/ 🔄 Debian 14 (Forky) base (ready)
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│ ├── server/ ✅ Minimal server CLI variant
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│ ├── testing/ ✅ Core component testing variant
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│ ├── debian-bootc-base/ ✅ Pure Debian bootc-compatible base
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│ └── workstation/ ✅ GNOME desktop variant
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├── treefiles/ # Package configurations
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│ ├── tasks.yaml ✅ Debian package group definitions
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│ ├── base.yaml ✅ Base variant packages
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│ ├── workstation.yaml ✅ Workstation variant packages
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│ ├── server.yaml ✅ Server variant packages
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│ ├── base-forky.yaml ✅ Debian 14 (Forky) configuration
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│ ├── kde.yaml 📝 KDE configuration (treefile only)
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│ └── common.yaml ✅ Common package definitions
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├── scripts/ # Essential build scripts
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│ ├── comps-sync.py ✅ Debian package synchronization
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│ ├── apt-ostree-report.sh ✅ Component reporting
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│ └── apt-cacher-ng.sh ✅ Package caching
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├── docs/ # Comprehensive documentation
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│ ├── process-overview.md ✅ Complete technical manual
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│ ├── project-status-report.md ✅ Project status and progress
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│ ├── bootable-atomic.md ✅ Bootability implementation guide
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│ └── ostree-reference-investigation.md ✅ Technical investigation
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├── variants/ # Container image definitions
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│ ├── base/ # Minimal Debian base
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│ ├── workstation/ # Desktop environment
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│ ├── server/ # Server tools
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│ ├── testing/ # Testing/development tools
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│ └── debian-bootc-base/ # OSTree-enabled base
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├── treefiles/ # Package group definitions
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│ ├── common.yaml # Common packages for all variants
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│ ├── tasks.yaml # Debian task definitions
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│ └── *.yaml # Variant-specific packages
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├── scripts/ # Build and utility scripts
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│ └── comps-sync.py # Package synchronization
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├── docs/ # Documentation
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│ ├── process-overview.md # Technical manual
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│ └── ostree-reference-investigation.md
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├── reports/ # Component status reports
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├── deb_packages/ # Pre-built component packages
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├── justfile # Clean, focused build system
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├── justfile # Build system orchestration
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└── README.md # This file
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```
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## 🔧 Build System
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### **Available Recipes**
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### Available Just Recipes
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```bash
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# Show all available commands
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just --list
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# Core build commands
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just compose-{variant} # Build specific variant
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just build-all # Build all variants
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just build-deploy {variant} # Build and push to registry
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# Core build recipes
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just compose-base # Build base Debian image
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just compose-base-forky # Build Debian 14 (Forky) base
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just compose-workstation # Build GNOME workstation variant
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just compose-server # Build server variant
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just compose-testing # Build testing variant
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just compose-debian-bootc-base # Build bootc-compatible base
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# Utility recipes
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just sync-comps # Sync with Debian package groups
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# Utility commands
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just status # Show build status
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just clean # Clean build artifacts
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just help # Show help information
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just clean # Remove all images
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just sync-packages # Sync package groups
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just build-iso # Generate ISO (planned)
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```
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### **Package Synchronization**
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The build system automatically syncs with Debian package groups:
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### Package Management
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```bash
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# Sync package groups (dry run)
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just sync-comps
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# Sync package groups from Debian tasks
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just sync-packages
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# Apply changes
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python3 scripts/comps-sync.py treefiles/tasks.yaml --save
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# This updates treefiles/*.yaml with current Debian package groups
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# Based on Debian's official task definitions
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```
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## 🎯 Current Status
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## 📊 Current Status
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### **✅ What's Working**
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### **✅ What's Working Today**
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1. **Complete Build System** - Core variants build successfully from scratch
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2. **Pure Debian Base** - No Fedora dependencies, pure Debian ecosystem
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3. **Core Components** - bootc, apt-ostree, and bootupd all functional
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4. **Package Management** - Proper synchronization with Debian repositories
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5. **OSTree Integration** - Correct repository structure and commit management
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6. **Clean Architecture** - No technical debt, focused on working approaches
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- **Build System**: All variants build successfully and push to registry
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- **OSTree Foundation**: Basic OSTree tools and structure in `debian-bootc-base`
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- **Container Images**: Pure Debian 13 (Trixie) base with no Fedora dependencies
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- **Registry Integration**: Successfully pushing to Forgejo registry
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- **Package Synchronization**: Automated sync with Debian task definitions
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|
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### **🔄 Ready to Build**
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### **🔄 What's In Development**
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1. **base-forky** - Debian 14 (Forky) base variant (configuration complete, ready to build)
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2. **KDE Variant** - Treefile configuration exists, variant directory can be created
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- **apt-ostree**: Atomic package management (separate repository)
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- **deb-bootc-image-builder**: Deployment workflow (separate repository)
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- **deb-bootupd**: Bootloader updates (separate repository)
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- **bootc**: Container deployment (separate repository)
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### **🔍 What's Next**
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### **❓ What's Planned Next**
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|
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1. **Deployment Workflow** - Implement bootc-image-builder for disk image creation
|
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2. **Bootable Images** - Generate QCOW2/ISO from OCI containers
|
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3. **Testing Infrastructure** - Validate bootability in QEMU environment
|
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4. **Production Deployment** - Deploy to container registries and cloud platforms
|
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- **Integration Testing**: Test core tools with our images
|
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- **Deployment Workflow**: End-to-end atomic deployment
|
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- **System Administration**: SSH, user management, networking
|
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- **Performance Validation**: Boot time, memory usage, update speed
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## 🚫 What We Don't Do
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## 🛠️ Development Workflow
|
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|
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- ❌ **No Fedora-based approaches** - Pure Debian ecosystem only
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- ❌ **No legacy OSTree methods** - Modern container-native workflow
|
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- ❌ **No broken bootc install** - Use correct bootc-image-builder approach
|
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- ❌ **No technical debt** - Clean, maintainable codebase
|
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### **Phase 1: Foundation (✅ Complete)**
|
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- Build system working
|
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- Container images building
|
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- Registry integration working
|
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- OSTree tools installed
|
||||
|
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## 🔬 Technical Details
|
||||
### **Phase 2: Core Tools (🔄 In Progress)**
|
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- apt-ostree development
|
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- deb-bootc-image-builder development
|
||||
- deb-bootupd development
|
||||
- bootc development
|
||||
|
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### **OSTree Repository Structure**
|
||||
### **Phase 3: Integration (❓ Planned)**
|
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- Tool integration testing
|
||||
- Deployment workflow validation
|
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- System administration tools
|
||||
- Performance optimization
|
||||
|
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```
|
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/sysroot/ostree/repo/
|
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├── config # Repository configuration
|
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├── objects/ # Content-addressed objects
|
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│ ├── 00/ # Commit objects
|
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│ ├── 01/ # Meta objects
|
||||
│ └── ... # Dirtree objects
|
||||
├── refs/ # Named references
|
||||
│ └── heads/
|
||||
│ └── debian-atomic/base # Current base reference
|
||||
└── state/ # Repository state
|
||||
```
|
||||
### **Phase 4: Production (❓ Future)**
|
||||
- Production deployment testing
|
||||
- Community documentation
|
||||
- Performance benchmarking
|
||||
- Security hardening
|
||||
|
||||
### **Container Build Process**
|
||||
## 🔍 What We Don't Do
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Base Image**: `debian:trixie-slim` with essential system components
|
||||
2. **Component Integration**: bootc, apt-ostree, bootupd packages
|
||||
3. **OSTree Setup**: Repository initialization and commit creation
|
||||
4. **Variant Layering**: Additional packages and configurations
|
||||
5. **Validation**: Component testing and functionality verification
|
||||
- **Fedora Dependencies**: We're building pure Debian, not Fedora-based
|
||||
- **Traditional Package Management**: We're building atomic, not traditional
|
||||
- **Application Containers**: We're building OS images, not app containers
|
||||
- **Legacy Support**: We're building modern, not legacy-compatible
|
||||
|
||||
## 📚 Documentation
|
||||
## 📚 Technical Details
|
||||
|
||||
- **[Technical Manual](docs/process-overview.md)** - Complete implementation guide
|
||||
- **[Project Status](docs/project-status-report.md)** - Current progress and achievements
|
||||
- **[Bootability Guide](docs/bootable-atomic.md)** - Making systems bootable
|
||||
- **[Technical Investigation](docs/ostree-reference-investigation.md)** - Problem-solving process
|
||||
### OSTree Repository Structure
|
||||
|
||||
Our `debian-bootc-base` variant includes:
|
||||
- `/ostree/repo` with proper OSTree repository structure
|
||||
- `debian-atomic/base` ref for bootc compatibility
|
||||
- Bare repository mode for container images
|
||||
|
||||
### Container Build Process
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Base Image**: Start with `debian:trixie-slim`
|
||||
2. **Package Installation**: Install OSTree tools and system packages
|
||||
3. **OSTree Setup**: Initialize repository and create base commit
|
||||
4. **Image Finalization**: Clean up and optimize for deployment
|
||||
|
||||
### Package Synchronization
|
||||
|
||||
We automatically sync with Debian's official task definitions:
|
||||
- `debian-atomic-base`: Minimal system
|
||||
- `debian-atomic-workstation`: Desktop environment
|
||||
- `debian-atomic-server`: Server tools
|
||||
|
||||
## 📖 Documentation
|
||||
|
||||
- **[Technical Manual](docs/process-overview.md)**: Step-by-step build instructions
|
||||
- **[OSTree Investigation](docs/ostree-reference-investigation.md)**: Technical findings
|
||||
- **[Component Reports](reports/)**: Status reports for each component
|
||||
|
||||
## 🤝 Contributing
|
||||
|
||||
This project follows a **clean, focused approach**:
|
||||
### **Current Development Focus**
|
||||
|
||||
1. **No failed approaches** - Only working, proven methods
|
||||
2. **Pure Debian ecosystem** - No Fedora dependencies
|
||||
3. **Modern container workflow** - bootc-image-builder based deployment
|
||||
4. **Comprehensive testing** - All components validated before inclusion
|
||||
1. **Core Tools**: Help develop apt-ostree, deb-bootc-image-builder, deb-bootupd, bootc
|
||||
2. **Integration**: Test core tools with our container images
|
||||
3. **Documentation**: Improve technical documentation and user guides
|
||||
4. **Testing**: Validate build system and deployment workflows
|
||||
|
||||
## 📄 License
|
||||
### **How to Contribute**
|
||||
|
||||
This project is open source and follows the same licensing as the Debian project.
|
||||
1. **Fork the repository**
|
||||
2. **Create a feature branch**
|
||||
3. **Make your changes**
|
||||
4. **Test thoroughly**
|
||||
5. **Submit a pull request**
|
||||
|
||||
## 🎉 Acknowledgments
|
||||
### **Development Guidelines**
|
||||
|
||||
- **Fedora Atomic Team** - For the excellent architecture we parallel
|
||||
- **Debian Community** - For the robust package ecosystem
|
||||
- **bootc Project** - For the modern container-native approach
|
||||
- **Research Community** - For the insights that guided our correct workflow
|
||||
- **Test on Debian 13+**: Ensure compatibility with target distributions
|
||||
- **Follow Debian Standards**: Use Debian packaging and development practices
|
||||
- **Document Changes**: Update relevant documentation and reports
|
||||
- **Validate Builds**: Ensure all variants still build successfully
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
## 🙏 Acknowledgments
|
||||
|
||||
**Debian Atomic**: Building the future of Debian, one atomic update at a time! 🚀
|
||||
- **Debian Project**: For the rock-solid base system
|
||||
- **OSTree Project**: For the immutable filesystem foundation
|
||||
- **Fedora Project**: For inspiration and architectural guidance
|
||||
- **Forgejo**: For hosting our development infrastructure
|
||||
|
||||
## 🔗 Related Projects
|
||||
|
||||
- **[apt-ostree](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/apt-ostree)**: Atomic package management for Debian
|
||||
- **[deb-bootc-image-builder](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/deb-bootc-image-builder)**: Debian-native bootc image builder
|
||||
- **[deb-bootupd](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/deb-bootupd)**: Debian-native bootloader update daemon
|
||||
- **[bootc](https://git.raines.xyz/particle-os/bootc)**: Debian-native bootable container deployment
|
||||
|
||||
## 📈 Roadmap
|
||||
|
||||
### **Q3 2025: Core Tools Development**
|
||||
- Complete apt-ostree basic functionality
|
||||
- Complete deb-bootc-image-builder core features
|
||||
- Complete deb-bootupd basic functionality
|
||||
- Complete bootc Debian compatibility
|
||||
|
||||
### **Q4 2025: Integration and Testing**
|
||||
- Integrate core tools with container images
|
||||
- Validate deployment workflows
|
||||
- Performance testing and optimization
|
||||
- Security hardening and validation
|
||||
|
||||
### **Q1 2026: Production Readiness**
|
||||
- Production deployment testing
|
||||
- Community documentation and guides
|
||||
- Performance benchmarking
|
||||
- Security audit and compliance
|
||||
|
||||
## 🎯 Bottom Line
|
||||
|
||||
**Debian Atomic today gives you a working, proven build system with the same architecture as Fedora Atomic. The core immutable OS foundation is solid and tested. What's missing is the atomic functionality - but that's being actively developed in parallel repositories.**
|
||||
|
||||
**You're getting a solid foundation that's ready for the next phase of development, with core tools actively being developed by the community. This is a realistic, honest assessment of where we are and where we're going.**
|
||||
|
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|
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