Freya: Created page with "Bedrock Linux: * Meta distribution * Doesn't exactly distribute linux, but instead gives the tools to set up distros * Installs multiple distributions so tooling can be used across distros * Can set up shared directories, $PATH, init systems, bootloaders, etc. * How it works: * Each distro is a "strata" * Each distro has its own rootfs * crossfs using FUSE is used to share components * Packages managers are oblivious * Able to present a unified rootfs,..."

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Created page with "Bedrock Linux: * Meta distribution * Doesn't exactly distribute linux, but instead gives the tools to set up distros * Installs multiple distributions so tooling can be used across distros * Can set up shared directories, $PATH, init systems, bootloaders, etc. * How it works: * Each distro is a "strata" * Each distro has its own rootfs * crossfs using FUSE is used to share components * Packages managers are oblivious * Able to present a unified rootfs,..."

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Bedrock Linux:
* Meta distribution
* Doesn't exactly distribute linux, but instead gives the tools to set up distros
* Installs multiple distributions so tooling can be used across distros
* Can set up shared directories, $PATH, init systems, bootloaders, etc.
* How it works:
* Each distro is a "strata"
* Each distro has its own rootfs
* crossfs using FUSE is used to share components
* Packages managers are oblivious
* Able to present a unified rootfs, through a lot of trickery
* Cross-binary paths are added to $PATH
* Installation:
* Replaces existing distribution instead of wiping it
* Reorganizes directory structure
* Can install system you want first, then bedrock-ify it
* Package management:
* Manages its own fs
* Minimal conflicts
* Bedrock uses pmm, which abstracts all your package managers to one interface
* Can mix different package repositories (debian + arch packages)
* Demo:
* *she failed to write `btop` like 4 times*
* On debian system, installing btop from the arch repos
* `brl which btop` shows which distro has btop
* `brl which` to see current distro
* `strat [distro] [command]` to run command on specific distro
* Use cases:
* Using Debian, want newer packages
* Pick initramfs or init system
* Using AUR
* Using portage
* Limitations:
* Disk usage overhead
* Init system conflicts with some packages
* Some packages assume distro ownership
* May be unstable
* Larger attack surface

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