bootc-install - Man Page
Install the running container to a target
Synopsis
Description
Install the running container to a target.
## Understanding installations
OCI containers are effectively layers of tarballs with JSON for metadata; they cannot be booted directly. The `bootc install` flow is a highly opinionated method to take the contents of the container image and install it to a target block device (or an existing filesystem) in such a way that it can be booted.
For example, a Linux partition table and filesystem is used, and the bootloader and kernel embedded in the container image are also prepared.
A bootc installed container currently uses OSTree as a backend, and this sets it up such that a subsequent `bootc upgrade` can perform in-place updates.
An installation is not simply a copy of the container filesystem, but includes other setup and metadata.
Options
- -h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
- -V, --version
Print version
Subcommands
- bootc-install-to-disk(8)
Install to the target block device
- bootc-install-to-filesystem(8)
Install to the target filesystem
- bootc-install-to-existing-root(8)
Perform an installation to the host root filesystem
- bootc-install-print-configuration(8)
Output JSON to stdout that contains the merged installation configuration as it may be relevant to calling processes using `install to-filesystem` that want to honor e.g. `root-fs-type`
- bootc-install-help(8)
Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Version
v0.1.10