From d326ba51f9cfc01bfef037f54bc5ddf4df7cf879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Walters Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:53:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] status: Mention rpm-ostree vs bootc Signed-off-by: Colin Walters --- docs/src/man/bootc-status.8.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/src/man/bootc-status.8.md b/docs/src/man/bootc-status.8.md index d2342110b..71be313b7 100644 --- a/docs/src/man/bootc-status.8.md +++ b/docs/src/man/bootc-status.8.md @@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ change over time. Invoke e.g. `bootc status --json`, and check if `status.booted` is not `null`. +### Detecting rpm-ostree vs bootc + +There is no "bootc runtime". When used with the default ostree backend, bootc +and tools like rpm-ostree end up sharing the same code and doing effectively the same thing. +Hence, there isn't a mechanism to detect if a system "is bootc" or "is rpm-ostree". + +However, if the `incompatible` flag is set on a deployment, then there are layered packages and +`rpm-ostree` must be used for mutation. + # OPTIONS